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Pilot selection for the test events of the World Air Games, the most prestigious and extensive aerial contest in the world, is now underway. If you believe you are a contender and you meet the qualification criteria, then contact us straight away – especially if you have experience of Hang Gliding Speed Gliding and Hang Gliding Aerobatics. See below for details.

CIVL is responsible for selecting and inviting the pilots in four of the 26 individual discipline competitions: Hang gliding Aerobatics, Hang gliding Speed Gliding; Paragliding Aerobatics (solo & synchro) and Paragliding Accuracy. These four test events will take place from18 to 20th August, 2008, at Avigliana, Italy. Selection criteria are available on the FAI WAG website: http://www.worldairgames.org/2009 Full event details are on the organiser’s website (now in English as well as Italian): http://www.wag2009.com/eng/

(photo : Vol Libre - The 2001 World Air Games in Sierra Nevada, Spain)

Agust Gudmundsson (Iceland) is the CIVL Coordinator for the World Air Games.
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The World Air Games (WAG) projects for 2005 or 2006 have been cancelled.
BJ Worth, from the USA, FAI executive board member, is now working on the future WAG.
Here is his vision on the future of the WAG, followed by our comments.

In the CIVL Bureau, Agust Gudmundsson is in charge of this portfolio.