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The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Australia ends on a high | |
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Hard two-week battle in Australian skies sees three new FAI Gliding World Champions win gold. Read more... |
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34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 are declared open | |
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The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla (AUS) was officially opened on Sunday, 08 January 2017, by Jaclyn Symes MP, Member for Northern Victoria on behalf of the Victorian Minister for Spo.... Read more... |
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Two years ago: Father and son set African Record | |
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Two years ago on this day, Tijl Schmelzer and his father Bert were the very first to pass the 200 km/h barrier using thermals rather than mountain waves. Read more... |
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Australia welcomes the world to the FAI World Gliding Championships 20.... | |
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The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 kicks-off in Australia on 9 January 2017, with two weeks of high profile, high calibre competition to follow. Read more... |
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German Holger Karow wins 7th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Finale in South .... | |
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Until the last race it was very close at the top and any of the top five pilots still had a chance to win the contest. Read more... |
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Upcoming Events
| 03 January 2020 | 10th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - | Lake Keepit (Australia) |
| 19 July 2020 | 36th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Stendal-Borstel (Germany) |
| 08 August 2020 | 36th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Châlons-Ecury sur Coole (France) |
| 24 July 2021 | 37th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Matkopuszta (Hungary) |
| 24 July 2021 | 12th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships - | Tabor (Czech Republic) |
| 30 July 2021 | 21st FAI European Gliding Championships - | Pociunai, Kaunas (Lithuania) |
| 07 August 2021 | 11th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - | Husbands Bosworth (United Kingdom) |
| 11 September 2021 | 4th FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship - | Luis Eduardo Magalhães (Brazil) |
| 02 September 2022 | 2022 FAI World Air Games - FAI World Air Games | Location to be advised (Turkey) |
| 08 January 2023 | 37th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Narromine (Australia) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 30 August 2019 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 300 km : 143,57 km/h | Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) |
| 14 August 2019 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 781,7 km | Christoph Matkowski (POL) |
| 21 July 2019 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 697,8 km | Hannu Nurmiranta (FIN) |
| 06 July 2019 | Gliding : Distance using up to 3 turn points : 936,4 km | Sibylle Andresen (GER) |
| 12 May 2019 | Gliding : Distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 580,6 km | |
| 12 May 2019 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 584,6 km | |
| 25 April 2019 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 591,8 km | Mathias Schunk (GER) |
| 25 April 2019 | Gliding : Distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 588,0 km | Mathias Schunk (GER) |
| 22 January 2019 | Gliding : Free triangle distance : 1 075,0 km | Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) |
| 08 January 2019 | Gliding : Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km : 167,17 km/h | Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
