This information is provided for those wishing to attend CIA sanctioned events, for the media, general public and anyone interested in historical information. NOTE that until the sanctions are approved at the CIA Conference in March, the information is being worked on and can change. Thank you to all the event organizers who contribute.
FAI Ballooning Commission - Event Development Service  

2008 - Category One Events Sanctioned

• 8th World Hot Air Airship Championship  
  St. Petersburg, Russia (21 - 28 June)
          Sanction application (2 meg)  | Website | results | articles 

• 18th World Hot Air Balloon Championship, 
  Hofkirchen,  Styria, Austria (13 -20 September)
           Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 
   
• 52th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett,
  Albuquerque, NM, USA  (3 - 11 October)
           Sanction application | Website | results | articles
             - Complete bid document (5 meg)

• World Ballooning Trophy, Echternach, Luxembourg (30 July - August 3)
          Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 
   
• 8^th  MOL Cup International Hot Air Balloon Championship and Hungarian National Championship, Debrecen, Hungary  (30 Sept - 4 Oct)
          Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 

   

• 2008 Tochigi Hot Air Balloon International Championship 2008 Hot Air Balloon HONDA Grand Prix Final round
  Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 

2009 - Category One Sporting Events Sanctioned 

• 16^th European Hot Air Balloon Championship, 
  Brissac-Quincé, France,  (21 - 29 August) 
          Sanction application | Website | results | articles 
   
• 53rd Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Geneva, Switzerland, 4 - 12 September, 2009
         Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 

2009 CIA Sporting Events Sanctions 

• The Chinese Flight, 1st International Women Hot Air Balloon Event in China &
  International Hot Air Balloon Open Challenge, Jia YU Guan Pass, China (1 - 5 July)  
          Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 

2010 - Category One Sporting Events Sanctioned

• 19th World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Debrecen, Hungary, (2 - 10 October)
          Sanction application  | Website | results | articles 
   

2011 - Category One Sporting Events - Intentions to Bid

• 17^th European Hot Air Balloon Championship, 
  Lleida, Barcelona, Spain, (9 - 18 September)
          Sanction application | Website | results | articles 

Events open for sanction applications