482: Sebastian Ospina: A Colombian who flies for Britain

<p>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.<br /> <br /> 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!<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> How much do you know about competitive paragliding? Did you know that there are four categories?<br /> <br /> Precision Paragliding Landing<br /> Acrobatic Paragliding<br /> Cross Country<br /> Hike & Fly<br /> <br /> Check out some of Sebastian Ospina's titles, awards and more...<br /> <br /> First pilot to fly over 200k straight line in Colombia<br /> 5x Winner of the Rolda Open (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2013)<br /> Winner of the British Winter Open 2019<br /> 3rd overall place XContest 2019 and 2020<br /> Winner of the North American Paragliding Nationals 2022, Valle de Bravo<br /> Team Gold at the World Championship 2021<br /> 6th at the World Championship 2021<br /> Winner of the Eiger Tour challenge category 2022<br /> 6th World Cup Superfinal 2022<br /> <br /> The Colombia News Brief is reported by journalist Emily Hart.<br /> <br /> Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/colombiacalling</p>