The World Glider Aerobatic Championships are the world title contest for aerobatic flying in sailplanes, held under the auspices of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and run by its aerobatics commission, the Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne. Pilots fly programmes of manoeuvres in unpowered gliders and are scored on how well they fly them. The first championships were held at Mauterndorf in Austria in 1985, and the event ran every two years until 2011, after which it became an annual contest. Since 2010 a second, slightly less demanding Advanced category, the World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships, has run alongside it. The 2001 edition formed part of the World Air Games. Hosts have included Austria, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland and Romania, and European Glider Aerobatic Championships fill the years between world titles. The event is distinct from the FAI World Aerobatic Championships for powered aircraft.
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1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf, Austria
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13th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Hosín, Czech Republic
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16th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 4th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Oripää Airfield, Oripää, Finland
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6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Fayence, Var, France
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26th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 14th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), 1 – 10 August, 2024, Oschatz, Germany
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10th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Pér, Hungary
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5th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Venlo, the Netherlands
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2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 10th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 18–26, 2019, Deva, Romania
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11th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Serpuchov, Russia
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15th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 3rd FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Dubnica, Slovakia
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Palma del Río, Córdoba, Spain
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7th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Antalya, Turkey
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take place each year (every two years until 2011) since 1985
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take place each year (every two years until 2011)
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under the auspices of the FAI
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1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf, Austria
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2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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26th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 14th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), 1-10 August, 2024, Oschatz, Germany
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5th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Venlo, the Netherlands
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6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Fayence, Var, France
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7th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Antalya, Turkey
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Palma del Río, Córdoba, Spain
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10th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Pér, Hungary
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11th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Serpuchov, Russia
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13th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Hosín, Czech Republic
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16th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 4th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Oripää Airfield, Oripää, Finland
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15th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 3rd FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Dubnica, Slovakia
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22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 10th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 18-26, 2019, Deva, Romania
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World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year
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the World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (WAGAC)
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