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FAI
ANNUAL REPORT–2016
FAI
ANNUAL REPORT–2016
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Table of Contents Table of ContentsTOTAL CATEGORY 1 AND 2 EVENTS ORGANISED BY NATIONAL AIRSPORT CONTROLS (NACS) IN 2016
Air Sports
Events & Athletes
Statistics
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
5
7
4
4
2
6
8
4
3
8
12
22
3
42
1 1
5
13
6
1
1
1
1
8
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2014
2015
2016
NUMBER OF EVENTS
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATION IN 2016
WORLD AND CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
EVENTS BY SPORTS
Aerobatics
2014
2015
2016
World*
5
4
3
Continental
1
1
1
Total
6
5
4
Aeromodelling
2014
2015
2016
World*
10
9
7
Continental
6
5
6
Category 2
314
312
253
Total
330
326
266
Amateur-built and Experimental Aircraft
2014
2015
2016
World*
0
1
0
Total
1
1
0
Albania
1
Argentina
2
Australia
15
Austria
22
Belarus
8
Belgium
13
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Brazil
9
Bulgaria
9
Canada
9
Chile
3
China (People’s Republic of)
7
Chinese Taipei
2
Croatia
7
Cuba
1
Cyprus
3
Czech Republic
28
Denmark
17
Egypt
1
Estonia
5
Finland
13
FYR of Macedonia
4
France
30
Germany
30
Greece
2
Hong Kong, China
5
Hungary
17
Iceland
2
India
3
Indonesia
2
Iran
2
Ireland
4
Israel
8
Italy
23
Japan
13
Kazakhstan
1
Latvia
6
Liechtenstein
1
Lithuania
17
Luxemburg
6
Mexico
3
Moldova
2
Netherlands
13
New Zealand
7
Norway
13
Philippines
1
Poland
26
Portugal
5
Qatar
2
Republic of Korea
3
Romania
12
Russia
23
San Marino
2
Serbia
7
Singapore
3
Slovakia
13
Slovenia
12
South Africa
9
Spain
17
Sweden
12
Switzerland
23
Thailand
3
Turkey
7
Ukraine
16
United Arab Emirates
3
United Kingdom
28
United States of America
18
Uruguay
1
Venezuela
1
General Aviation
2014
2015
2016
World*
1
2
1
Category 2
0
0
3
Total
1
2
4
Gliding
2014
2015
2016
World*
3
5
2
Continental
0
3
0
Category 2
55
25
22
Total
58
33
24
Hang Gliding
2014
2015
2016
World
4
1
1
Continental
0
0
1
Category 2
69
70
66
Total
73
71
68
Rotorcraft
2014
2015
2016
World*
0
2
0
Category 2
0
0
3
Total
0
2
3
Ballooning
2014
2015
2016
World*
3
1
4
Continental
0
2
1
Other Category 1
2
2
1
Category 2
1
2
0
Total
6
7
6
Microlights & Paramotors
2014
2015
2016
World*
2
2
2
Continental
1
2
1
Category 2
5
0
0
Total
8
4
3
Parachuting
2014
2015
2016
World*
7
3
4
Continental
0
6
0
Other Category 1
3
7
2
Category 2
10
15
9
Total
20
31
15
Paragliding
2014
2015
2016
World*
0
3
1
Continental
4
0
3
Category 2
218
216
203
Total
222
219
207
6
10
23
6
17
6
15
35
1
8
6
10
8
16
40
32
12
17
25
1
14
12
5
6
6
21
11
18
2
4
11
1
4
Category 1
Category 2
Total
559
608
49
641
710
69
672
732
60
Red Bull Air Race
2014
2015
2016
World
8
8
8
*Including the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015