Feast your eyes on the paragliding performance in the sky of Chu Tan Kra

On March 22, the People's Committee of Sa Thay district coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Kon Tum province to organize the opening ceremony of the Kon Tum province paragliding tournament with the theme "Exploring the Great Forest - Sa Thay 2024".

Kon Tum Open Paragliding Tournament with the participation of 127 domestic and foreign pilots

This year’s Kon Tum Paragliding Competition attracted 127 domestic and international pilots. Of these, 41 were from China, Korea, Japan, etc. This was the largest number of athletes participating in the competition to date. The athletes competed in two categories: precision landing and XC paragliding.

From the sky, red flags with yellow stars fluttered

In particular, the XC paragliding competition has been upgraded to an international competition. Athletes participating in this event will be awarded points to be able to participate in other international competitions.

The sky of Chu Tan Kra is filled with colorful umbrellas.

The paragliding competition was held to commemorate the sacrifice of heroic martyrs at the 995 high point - Chu Tan Kra in the heroic battle in 1968.

This is the third time the paragliding competition has been held in Kon Tum.

The landing of a paraglider pilot

From early morning, thousands of people in Kon Tum province gathered at Chu Tan Kra Monument to wait for the performance of pilots in the sky. At around 9 am, the Kon Tum paragliding competition started with the Para Moto performance (motorized parachute, flag-raising, smoke-releasing).

The first pilot to complete a long-distance paragliding flight

The parachutes, equipped with engines, flew from the district center and slowly approached the memorial. Once there, the pilots controlled the parachutes to hover back and forth. From the sky, red flags with yellow stars fluttered in the air.

The landing of the pilots

Hot weather also affects the performance of pilots.

At the same time, from the 995 high point, the pilots also started to enter the competition. The parachutes took off from the high point and headed towards the finish line at the memorial. In just a moment, the sky of Chu Tan Kra was filled with colorful parachutes.

It is currently the dry season, the weather is quite hot so it affects the pilots' performance.

Mr. Do Cao Cuong, a pilot participating in the XC paragliding category, said that this was the second time he participated in a paragliding competition in Sa Thay. According to Mr. Cuong, Sa Thay is a good place to do long-distance flying.

The audience attentively watched the pilots' performance.

"Sa Thay is one of the best long-distance paragliding destinations in Vietnam. Flying here, pilots can see vast forests. Especially from above, you can see Chu Mom Ray National Park with forests stretching as far as the eye can see," said Mr. Cuong.

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