David Feria. A sportsman without his feet on the ground.
David Feria probably has more achievements than he is years old. With 21 years on his card, he has lifted cups and trophies high in the sky, aided by his paraglider and flirting with the clouds. We celebrate that he is the youngest pilot to reach the World Championship of this discipline in France, an event that will be held between May 20 and June 3 in Chamoux sur Gelon.
He grew up in Roldanillo - Valle, a municipality that adorns its skies with the colors of the wings of those who enjoy seeing the world from the celestial vault and that has privileged meteorological conditions for the practice of this sport. Since he was a child, he marveled at those flying objects that swung over the landscape of his land. That interaction led him to fall in love with a discipline that renews that old man's dream of flying.
David not only lifts his humanity off the ground, he also does it faster than the others. His passion for flying is perfectly combined with his love for competition. A couple of years ago he began his career in racing and has won national and international championships that now have him on the verge of participating in the most important orbital event in paragliding: the World Championship.
Still young, Feria is ready to make his debut in this sport's gala and continue to accumulate kilometers close to the clouds. He will represent Colombia with the expectation of accumulating experience and making his place in the sky and on the board, rubbing shoulders with the best pilots on the planet.
For him, part of the key to this sport is in the head. Control of the mind is what leads him to cover stages of hundreds of kilometers in which he encounters winds that bring him challenges that he overcomes with the same mastery and skill that led him to the World Championship. David, come back as high as your talent. He earned his place despite being one of the least likely on the circuit. That is what those who have the sky as their limit achieve.
He dreams of being the best driver in the world, continuing to add victories and continuing to build his life without his feet on the ground.