John Coutts is not THE world champion, he is ONE OF THE current world
champions. Have you ever heard of Andy Davis for instance?

W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.).
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"Victoria Murray-Orr" wrote in
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Current women's world gliding champion Mette Pedersen
of Denmark, will take on the might of the world's top
male pilots as the sole female contestant in the New
Zealand Gliding Grand Prix in Omarama from 21-27 January.
This is the first time a female has competed directly
against men at this high level of international competition.

At age just 28, Ms Pedersen will not only be the only
female pilot but also the youngest competitor. She
will compete against the current men's world champion,
John Coutts (NZE) and the number one ranked pilot in
the world, Sebastian Kawa from Poland as well as national
and former world champions from France, Italy, Germany,
UK, USA and Australia.

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