Husband &, Wife Leave For Paragliding Contest
By Mohammad Abdullah

Bandar Seri Begawan - Husband and wife team Junaidi Hj Jumat and Siti Khadijah Hj Ismail, two of Brunei's paragliding pilots left for the 3rd Annual Jugra International Paragliding Sport Landing competition in Selangor, Malaysia yesterday.

The three-day competition will be held at Jugra Hill in Banting Selangor from May 2 to 4, 2008. The competition has drawn international participants from around the world. Some of them are expert sport landers.

The Brunei Paragliding team has joined the competition for the second time since last year.

JugraHill is approximately 380 metres above sea level, hence the landing is basically a speck when seen from above.

For maximum points, paragliders must land their feet on a circle about the size of a dinner plate.

This is quite a feat as it is very difficult to do especially when taking off from a few hundred feet up in the air.

"We will try our best in the competition. Last year was our first participation and we were not prepared. This year we are more prepared and better equipped in the hope that we will get a better standing than we did last year," said Junaidi. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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