World Air Games

World Air Games

World Air Games (WAG) is an international air sports event organized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (International Aeronautical Federation - FAI), inspired by the Olympic Games and held every four years.

Competitions

*Aerobatics
*Aeromodeling
*Air racing
*Ballooning
*Gliding
*Hang gliding
*Helicopter
*Microlight
*Parachuting
*Paragliding

List of games

2005 cancellation

In early 2005, the FAI Executive Board decided not to continue with the selection procedure for the organisation of World Air Games in 2005. The Board judged that there was insufficient time remaining for the two final bidders, Malaysia and Poland, to solve the various organisational problems.

WAG 2009

The FAI announced on 27 October 2007 the opening of the bidding for the 2009 Games. Turin (Italy) has been chosen to host the World Air Games 2009. The decision was announced by the President of FAI - the World Air Sports Federation, Pierre Portmann, on first of June 2007 at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne

ee also

*1997 World Air Games
*Air sports

External links

* [http://www.fai.org/wag World Air Games] , official WAG news on FAI website
* [http://www.wag2009.com/eng World Air Games 2009] , official site of WAG 2009


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