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Veselin Ovcharov sets new world record in acrobatic paragliding

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Bulgarian paraglider Veselin Ovcharov set a new world record in acrobatic paragliding. The Bulgarian managed to beat the record in the Infinity Tumbling discipline and made over 600 consecutive loops.The previous record was 568 consecutive loops. The world record was set in Bulgaria several hours ago.




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