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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
| 02 December 2023 | 37th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Narromine (Australia) |
| 11 December 2023 | 2023 Australian Junior Nationals - | Lake Keepit (Australia) |
| 13 July 2024 | 13th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships - | Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland) |
| 13 July 2024 | 5th FAI World 13,5M Class Gliding Championship - | Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland) |
| 03 August 2024 | 22nd FAI European Gliding Championships - | Tabor (Czech Republic) |
| 14 August 2024 | 38th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Uvalde, Texas (USA) |
| 24 May 2025 | 39th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Tabor (Czech Republic) |
| 26 July 2025 | 13th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - | Zbraslavice (Czech Republic) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 25 April 2023 | Gliding : Free triangle distance : 1 407,06 km | Baptiste Innocent (FRA) |
| 02 April 2023 | Gliding : Distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 728,8 km | Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
| 02 April 2023 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 732,9 km | Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
| 01 September 2022 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 750 km : 152,62 km/h | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) |
| 17 August 2022 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 500 km : 139,73 km/h | László Hegedüs (HUN) |
| 04 August 2022 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 300 km : 154,07 km/h | Bence Bódis (HUN) |
| 25 June 2022 | Gliding : Triangle Distance : 756,4 km | Pavel Gussev (KAZ) |
| 30 May 2022 | Gliding : Free triangle distance : 847,91 km | Sibylle Andresen (GER) |
| 12 November 2021 | Gliding : Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km : 152,75 km/h | Margherita Acquaderni (ITA) |
| 10 November 2021 | Gliding : Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km : 153,14 km/h | Margherita Acquaderni (ITA) |
