FAI Secretary General Susanne Schödel was delighted to represent the world of air sports at this year’s Sport Future Rendez-Vous, which took place on 5 June at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in Switzerland.
Watched by a 200-strong crowd of spectators, she participated in a lively debate about the future of the Olympic Games, which was opened by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
More than 700 pilots descended on Wuhan, China for the 2019 FAI World Fly-in Expo (WFE), which began on 18 May at the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone in the city’s Hannan District.
First held in 2017, this second edition of the four-day international air sports extravaganza included world-class aerobatic displays, two air sports events, and both indoor and outdoor exhibitions.
Young competitors need support!
Young competitors are possibly the most enriching aspect of our international competitions, besides being living proof that our sport has a future. CIAM (FAI Aeromodelling Commission) allows the participation of juniors in all competition categories. For many girls and boys, however, getting there involves a long and difficult journey.
Download the full content of the latest
After more than 90 nail-biting races, the long-running Red Bull Air Race is coming to an end due to Red Bull’s decision not to continue it beyond the 2019 season.
The remaining races scheduled for this year in Kazan, Russia (15-16 June), Lake Balaton, Hungary (13-14 July), and Chiba, Japan (7-8 September) will take place as planned.
The FAI once again represented the world of air sports at this year’s Exhibition of the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit, which was held in Australia’s Gold Coast from 7-9 May.
With four World Championship titles, and two European titles, under her belt, Seiko Fukuoka has set multiple FAI world records and is something of a legend in the paragliding world. But when her father encouraged her to take up the sport in Japan in 2001, she wasn’t all that keen.
“I was into golf and scuba diving, but I didn’t really want to try paragliding because I didn’t like the idea of having to walk up a mountain with a big backpack,” she said.
Like paragliding? Love acro? Watch eventual winner Horacio Llorens and the other competitors pull out their best moves for the 2018 edition of the Acro World Tour in this brand new highlights video!
Combining skill, athleticism, and daredevil bravery, acro paragliding is one of the most exciting FAI disciplines to witness - especially when it's being done by the best pilots in the world.
If you like drone racing, you'll love this amazing new full highlights video from the FAI World Drone Racing Championships 2018, which was held in Shenzhen, China from 1 to 4 November last year.
It's our final video from this fantastic, action-packed event - a first for the FAI - which brought together 128 of the world's best drone racers, including 44 juniors and 13 women, from a total of 34 different countries.
Some 300 world-class indoor skydivers from 31 different countries are preparing to take flight for the third edition of the FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships, which kicks off tomorrow, 17 April, in the French city of Lille.
Between now and the finals on 20 April, they will be fighting it out for a place on the podiums in five separate disciplines, including individual freestyle and team formation flying.
