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Mondial - Latest News
Friday, 26 October 2012 10:03
“I can’t wait to perform my first ever show for all my Middle East fans in Dubai,” said Perry who has cemented her status as a best-selling superstar with the global success of her second studio album, Teenage Dream, which debuted at number one in eight countries and has spent every week in Billboard’s Top 200 album sales chart since its release two years ago. The World Parachuting Championships will come to a close on December 8 beginning with an awards ceremony and victory parade to celebrate the winners from the previous week, followed by a performance by Usher featuring all the hits from his 17-year career as well as from his current album, Looking 4 Myself, and ending with a live show from Perry. While Usher has been to Dubai before, his sell-out concert at Dubai Media City still a talking point in the UAE, this will be Perry’s debut performance in the Middle East. “I’m excited to be returning to Dubai to perform for all my fans at the World Parachuting Championships,” said Usher. "A Mondial" : What on earth is that?
Thursday, 25 October 2012 15:12
Well not so much "on earth" really – but of the sky.
It is a huge Skydiving Event – an opportunity for the world wide skydiving community to showcase all our top athletes in an event which combines every element of Skydiving competition disciplines in multiple World Championships. Conceived as an idea in the early 2000's by the then President of the International Parachuting Commission (IPC) of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), Patrice Girardin from France; the first Mondial was held in Gap, Haute Alpes, France in 2003. Over 700 skydivers from 26 different countries took part in the 5 different World Championships. The opportunity for athletes to meet other competitors across disciplines is a rare and enlightening experience adding to the joy of taking part.
26 days to the Mondial- Bulletin 2.& Final Registration
Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:28
Bulletin No. 2 has been published - follow the link for all the details, including the Final DZ's that will be used and the Overview of the Total Registrations. As was expected the statitics make very interesting reading: Total no. of Nations represented = 59 Total no. of persons attending = 1443 Freefall Style and Individual Accuracy: Teams Male = 41 + 7 individuals Teams Female = 11 + 14 individuals; Junior Male = 27 Junior Female = 13 Style = 140 competitors Para-Ski : Male = 61 Female = 16 Formation Skydiving: 4-way open = 38 ; 4-way Female = 14 ; V.F.S. = 9 and 8-way = 16 Teams Canopy Formations : 2-way sequential = 23 ; 4-way sequential = 5 and 4-way rotations = 9 Teams Artistic Events : Freestyle = 12 and FreeFly = 22 Teams Canopy Piloting = 132 competitors. ALL the Judges Panels for Dubai after the changes on 22.10.2012 September Preliminary Registration is completed - as of today there are 56 Nations entered and 1469 individuals registered with delegations - we knew this was going to be big - but this is huge! August: Spotted on a London Bus during the Olympic Games - what great publicity - thanks Niels-Christian Levin Hansen for sending this to me. Beginning to get excited as the time draws nearer. Follow this link to see the excellent publicity campaigne being conducted in the UK and beyond. The Organisation have now arranged for their bank to accept entry fees in Euros and Dirham as well as American Dollars - this will be confirmed to each Delegation that has made a provisional entry and also included in Bulletin No.2 June 2012 Bulletin No 1 and supporting documents now available (Click on each document title to view)
The Organiser's Web Site for the Mondial has been launched and can be reached from this link
The Complete Judge's Panels for all Disciplines - Follow the link
Speed Skydiving Test Competition - Dubai 2012
Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:11
Medal Winners
PicturesDubai Test Competition, Speed Skydiving
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:55
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Competitors, officials and the public will be treated to a stunning closing ceremony to the Mondial with global platinum-selling singer Katy Perry and Grammy Award-winning superstar Usher performing live.
The second Mondial will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, commencing the 28th November 2012. This time there will be 
