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The Pepe Lopes Medal
This Medal was established in February 1993 in memory of Pedro Paulo "Pepe" Lopes of Brazil who was the World Hang Gliding Champion in 1981.
His energy and good humour played a big part in developing Brazil as an important centre for international competitions. He died during a hang gliding competition in Japan in 1991. The Medal may be awarded annually, on recommendation by CIVL, for outstanding contributions to sportsmanship or international understanding in the sport of hang gliding and paragliding.
Click here to access the list of people who have been awarded the Pepe Lopes Medal.
The IPPI Card
CIVL proficiency badges
CIVL proficiency badges are standards of achievement, intended to provide a graduated scale of difficulty to measure and encourage the development of a pilot’s flying skill, particularly in cross-country flying.
And The World Could Fly
...tells the story of how piloting for the masses became a possibility and then a reality. Edited by Stéphane Malbos and Noel Whittall, this new book is produced by the international Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission (CIVL) to celebrate the centenary of FAI. [ read more ]