The Italian National hand gliding team is about to take off towards Krushevo in Macedonia, the seat of the European Championships that will be held from July 16 to July 30. The small town is situated in the central region of the country, 1,250 in altitude, the highest point in all of Macedonia, and is 160km from the capital, Skopje. Here, with separate rankings, 80 pilots from 20 different nations on flexible and rigid winged hand gliders will compete. The Italian team have won 8 World Championship titles, the last four of which were consecutive, include March 2015 Mexico Championship and three European Championships. No other nation has won as many so far. (9colonne)
