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| Medal Moments | 12 December 2015 |
| #WagDubai Final Day |  | | It’s been an amazing two weeks here in Dubai at the biggest multi-airsports competition ever held. The FAI World Air Games comes to a close today, with a mix of competition, medal ceremonies and a final airshow. As of 8am local time, here’s what’s happening when:
7am-3pm
Final rounds of Paramotoring, Parachuting and Aeromodelling Helicopters throughout the day at the Palm Dropzone.
1.30pm
Medal ceremonies in the main registration tent at the Palm Dropzone, including:
Microlights
Microlights Autogyros
Paramotors
Canopy Formation 2-Way Sequential and 4-Way Rotation
Parachuting (Speed)
3pm
All final medal ceremonies, in front of the grandstand at the Palm Dropzone
3.45pm-4.15pm
Closing ceremony
3.15pm-5.30pm
Air show, including parachuting, aerobatics, gyrocopters and paramotors.
Photo: Soaring Dubai © Marcus King / FAI Media Team | |
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| Formation Skydiving |  | | We watched them landing all day yesterday at the Palm Dropzone, but what really goes on up there in the air? We dug deep with one of the four-way teams competing at the FAI World Air Games
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Photo: Marcus King / FAI Media Team | |
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| Meet Marie Liepmann |  | | "I'm 24-years old and paramotoring is my hobby." Marie Liepmann from France is competing in paramotoring in the FAI World Air Games. She flies us through her routine with some amazing onboard footage.
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| Russian Gold in Rotorcraft |  | | “Russia! Russia!” rang out as Russian helicopter pilots Alexander Zhuperin and Nikolay Burov stepped up for their Rotorcraft gold medals.
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Photo: Ed Ewing / FAI Media Team
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| Up and Away in a Balloon |  | | "I don't know what to say – to be a World Air Games champion, it's the Olympic Games of airsports. It's fantastic." Ballooning highlights from the FAI World Air Games in Dubai, including an interview with gold medal winner David Strasmann.
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Photo: Marcus King / FAI Media Team | |
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| Photo of the Day |  | | Gold.
Photo: Marcus King / FAI Media Team | |
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About the FAI
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the World Air Sports Federation, is the world governing body for air sports and for certifying world aviation and space records. The FAI was found in 1905 and is a non-governmental and non-profit-making organisation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). FAI activities include Balloons and Airships, Power Flying, Gliding, Helicopter flight, Parachuting, Aeromodelling, Aerobatics, Hang Gliding, Microlight and Paramotor flying, Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft, Manpowered flying, Paragliding and all other Aeronautic and Astronautic sporting activities. |
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