The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Australia ends on a high
Monday, 23 January 2017 14:06
34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 are declared open
Monday, 09 January 2017 10:32
Australia welcomes the world to the FAI World Gliding Championships 2017
Thursday, 05 January 2017 16:33
German Holger Karow wins 7th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Finale in South Africa!
Friday, 11 November 2016 19:54
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. 7th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Final kicked off in Potchefstroom (RSA)!
Sunday, 06 November 2016 08:04
The World Championship takes place from 05 to 12 November 2016 in Potchefstroom, Republic of South Africa (RSA). USA Tops the Final Medal Table of the FAI World Air Games
Monday, 25 January 2016 09:36
Flying high: final FAI World Air Games medals awarded
Saturday, 12 December 2015 14:40
Glider Match Racing and General Aviation medal ceremony
Thursday, 10 December 2015 08:33
Polish glider pilot Sebastian Kawa claimed gold in the Glider Match Racing, after a thrilling final against Austrian Werner Amann. Tilo Holighaus of Germany took bronze. Exciting finish to Glider Match Racing
Wednesday, 09 December 2015 19:32
Both their Schempp-Hirth Discus 2C gliders were towed up over the Desert Dropzone and released from 1,200m side by side. Glider aerobatics: Bertossio takes gold for Italy
Saturday, 05 December 2015 12:42
"With a motor you always have an excuse, but you don't need it. Two wings are all you need to fly in four dimensions. You have to get it right first time. Even your landing. You can't go around for a second try," he explained. A view from the FAI Environmental Commission
Friday, 04 December 2015 14:11
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Hard two-week battle in Australian skies sees three new FAI Gliding World Champions win gold.
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 Sport, The Hon. John Eren MP and Rick Sheppe from the FAI (pictured).
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.
The United States has finished at the top of the medal table at the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015, with 7 gold medals, 4 silver and 6 bronze. USA led a tight battle with France which just missed the top by 1 gold medal and takes second place with 6 gold, 10 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Russia came third with 6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze.
Twelve sets of medals were awarded at the Closing Ceremony of the FAI World Air Games in Dubai, as the sun set on the two-week event celebrating air sports from around the world.
The winners of the General Aviation and Glider Match Racing stepped up for their medals yesterday (December 9), at a ceremony held at the Sky Dubai Palm Dropzone.
Long-standing rivals Sebastian Kawa from Poland and Austrian Werner Amann battled for gold over the desert sand dunes today (December 9) in the final of the Gliding Match Racing at the FAI World Air Games.
"You're part of the aircraft, you feel it in your skin." Italian Luca Bertossio, 25, is talking about why he swapped motorised aerobatics for gliders after his win in the aerobatic gliding competition.
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