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FAI ANNUAL REPORT–2016 FAI ANNUAL REPORT–2016 12 13
TOTAL 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 1Category 2Total
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