Brunei Darussalam’s paragliding couple, Junaidi Hj Jumat and Siti Khadijah Hj Ismail are practising hard in a bid to participate in their first ever Paragliding World Cup Championships 2010 held in Batu, Indonesia.

Junaidi said they’ve trained hard for the paragliding championship at Bukit Agok, in Jerudong. Although only about 100 feet from the peak of Bukit Agok to the landing site, the hill provides an adequate practice setting.

Junaidi added that the paragliding competition in Kota Kinabalu has provided him with the much needed experience and the win was a boost for his morale.

Siti Khadijah has also won several international paragliding championships, once in Malaysia, and the others in Indonesia. Junaidi recently came in second place in the free-style category in Kota Kinabalu.

Junaidi said they have to their own funds, hence, they have to reject a lot of international competition invitations from countries in Europe, America, South America and Japan.

“The World Cup this year is in Indonesia, and it’s the closest so far, we don’t know when it will be held there again. So this is an opportunity for us to represent Brunei Darussalam in the world competition,” said Junaidi.

The Paragliding World Cup Championship tours worldwide paragliding venues from Brazil to Japan. This year Batu, Indonesia has been chosen as the site for the prestigious championship and it is expected to have over 200 paragliding pilots from around the world competing for the coveted title.

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