FAI has received the Paragliding both World and South American record claims of 457 km Straight distance to a declared goal - Brazilian pilot - Marcella Pomarico Uchoa - flew in Brazil on October 14, 2022.
The FAI Fly Clean webinar series continues on 16 November with the second edition giving an insight into the risks of nutritional supplements and shedding light onto the WADA’s Prohibited Substance List.
On Japan’s annual ‘Sky Day’ – 20 September – a national ceremony was held in Tokyo to recognise the achievements of the three Japanese medallists in the 2022 FAI Young Artists Contest.
145 registered participants joined the 116th FAI General Conference which was held online between 1-3 November 2022.
This was the third FAI General Conference consecutively held online, and 78 delegates from 52 members and 12 commissions representatives.
The conference took place over three days and included the annual FAI Awards, broadcast in an online video on Tuesday 1, the first day of the conference. The video remains accessible online.
Dietrich Mateschitz - the co-founder of Red Bull - died last weekend aged 78 after battling a long illness. FAI joins the air sports community in expressing condolences to Mateschitz’s family, friends and colleagues.
The Austrian businessman created the well-known energy drinks company in the 1980s and the brand went on to sponsor many sports teams and events. As a huge fan of motor sports, he purchased a Formula One car racing team in 2004 and went on to enjoy incredible success.
The FAI Fly Clean webinar series begins on 19 October 2022. These webinars are hosted by the FAI Anti-Doping Manager who will introduce and explain key points about anti-doping in air sports alongside guest speakers.
Three seminars will be held via Zoom and are open to anyone in the air sports community. The aim is for athletes, event organisers, team coaches, even family of junior competitors to find out more about the FAI Fly Clean programme and understand the rules, rights and responsibilities related to clean sport.
The FAI Fly Clean webinar series begins on Wednesday 19 October 2022 with an ‘Introduction to Fly Clean’. Hosted by Kamila Vokoun Hajkova, FAI’s dedicated Anti-Doping Manager, the webinar will outline the importance of fair play in air sports, and the role of the FAI anti-doping programme with regards to how testing affects athletes’ routines and helps to embed positive values within their sport.
