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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
| 05 January 2025 | 2025 FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix - | Gawler (Australia) |
| 11 May 2025 | 2025 FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix - | Terlet (Netherlands) |
| 12 May 2025 | FAI Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix - | Saint-Aubin (France) |
| 07 June 2025 | 39th FAI World Gliding Championships - | Tábor (Czech Republic) |
| 05 July 2025 | 7th FAI Junior European Gliding Championships - | Prievidza (Slovakia) |
| 26 July 2025 | 23rd FAI European Gliding Championships - | Bekescsaba (Hungary) |
| 26 July 2025 | 13th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - | Zbraslavice (Czech Republic) |
| 24 August 2025 | 12th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship - | Chateau-Arnoux-St-Auban (France) |
| 06 September 2025 | 4th FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship - | Luis Eduardo Magalhães (Brazil) |
| 11 July 2026 | 24th FAI European Gliding Championships - | Ostrow Wielkopolski (Poland) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 09 December 2024 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 169,33 km/h | Uys Jonker (RSA) |
| 09 December 2024 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 169,24 km/h | Katrin Senne (GER) |
| 09 December 2024 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 750 km : 169,24 km/h | Katrin Senne (GER) |
| 09 December 2024 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 169,24 km/h | Katrin Senne (GER) |
| 10 July 2024 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 151 km/h | Steve J. Koerner (USA) |
| 10 July 2024 | Gliding : Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 151 km/h | Steve J. Koerner (USA) |
| 30 April 2024 | Gliding : Out-and-return distance : 1 301,00 km | Wolfgang Janowitsch (AUT) |
| 16 April 2024 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 710,1 km | Baptiste Innocent (FRA) |
| 10 April 2024 | Gliding : Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 1 655,8 km | Baptiste Innocent (FRA) |
| 30 March 2024 | Gliding : Distance using up to 3 turn points : 1275,7 km | Benjamin Bachmaier (GER) |
