FAI Gliding Commission (IGC)

In 2019 the IGC, the world's highest authority in the Gliding Sports in the world’s highest aviation authority FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - will celebrate two Awards, the jubilee of the first Lilienthal Medal for Gliding 1938 given in January 1939 at Paris to Tadeusz Gora (Poland) and the 1995 World Soaring Cup (WSC) a challenge cup initially given by New Zealand competition gliding enthusiasts.  In 2018 the IGC Plenary approved a proposal that the WSC would be given annually to the IGC Champion Pilot of the Year.  In 2018 the

Top Polish pilots defended their titles at the 35th FAI World Gliding Championships, held from 8-21 July 2018 in Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland.

(Photo shows L-R Silver: Łukasz Grabowski (POL), Gold: Sebastian Kawa (POL), Bronze: Christophe Ruch (FRA))

"I had a team goal to get two medals and for the second time in a row it happened. I still can’t wrap my head around it, but the happiness is enormous!”commented pilot Łukasz Grabowski