482: Sebastian Ospina: A Colombian who flies for Britain

Colombian distance record holder and paragliding guide, Sebastian Ospina works as a professional tandem pilot in Europe but perhaps is better known for his incredible achievements in paragliding competitions. It's a great honour for us to speak to him here on the Colombia Calling podcast. We talk to Sebastian about his life as a paragliding expert living in Interlaken in Switzerland, how he became enamoured with the sport and some of the intricacies involved in competitive paragliding...how to stay alive! Unable to fly for Colombia (explained in the conversation), Ospina was snapped up by team GB and with them won the Gold at the 2021 World Championship. How much do you know about competitive paragliding? Did you know that there are four categories? Precision Paragliding Landing Acrobatic Paragliding Cross Country Hike & Fly Check out some of Sebastian Ospina's titles, awards and more... First pilot to fly over 200k straight line in Colombia 5x Winner of the Rolda Open (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2013) Winner of the British Winter Open 2019 3rd overall place XContest 2019 and 2020 Winner of the North American Paragliding Nationals 2022, Valle de Bravo Team Gold at the World Championship 2021 6th at the World Championship 2021 Winner of the Eiger Tour challenge category 2022 6th World Cup Superfinal 2022 The Colombia News Brief is reported by journalist Emily Hart. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/colombiacalling