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This is the final Press Release this year from the FAI, the World Air Sports Federation. First of all, we thank you very much for the attention you have given to the information we released throughout the year. To round the year off in style, we have news of an exciting new achievement in skydiving – see details of the latest World Record claim FAI has just received. As the holiday season starts in a few days, we finally remind you about the creative opportunity that FAI offers each year to young people : the FAI Young Artists Contest. We look forward to keeping you informed about Air Sports and FAI activities in 2003, and send you our best Season’s Greetings.

With best regards,

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Jean-Marc BADAN
Promotional Manager

World Record Claim in Class G (Parachuting)
Type of record : Largest freefall formation (G-2-C)
Location : Eloy, Arizona (USA) / 13 December 2002
Performance : An international team of 300 skydivers built, and held for over 7 seconds, a linked formation in freefall, beating the current record of 282 skydivers, set on 16 December 1999 in Thailand, also by an international team.
Information : About the record / About the organizers / About FAI World Records in Parachuting.

The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has been received and checked, the exact performance will be established and the record ratified, if appropriate. The FAI congratulates all members of the international team on their outstanding performance.

2003 Young Artists Contest
General information and recent winners / Rules for the 2003 Young Artists Contest.

Good luck to all participants!

Winter Holidays
We inform you that the FAI Office will be closed from 25 December 2002 to 1 January 2003 inclusive.

Lausanne, 18 December 2002