Europe Italy Piedmont Turin airport of Collegno Word Air Games 2009 Ancient aircraft
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4252 x 2824 px | 36 x 23.9 cm | 14.2 x 9.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 June 2009Location:
Europe Italy Piedmont Turin airport of CollegnoMore information:
Europe Italy Piedmont Turin airport of Collegno Word Air Games 2009 Ancient aircraft The World Air Games (WAG) is an international sporting event ever Organized four years, much like the Olympic Games. It includes a host of different air sports competitions, In Which countries enter teams to compete to win the grand championship of Each event. he games are hosted by a different country every four years. In 2009, Italy's Aero Club D'Italia hosted the events, which included powered paraglider races, hang gliding, parachuting, and other air sports. The games have been hosted three times as of 2010, with the 2005 games cancelled, after disputes between Malaysia and Poland about who would host the games, as well as a lack of proper organization for the events. As a result, the games were pushed back to 2009, and hosted in Italy. The first World Air Games competition was hosted in Turkey in 1997. After a large international turnout, the International Aeronautical Federation (FAI) decided that the event should re-occur every four years, in order to invite air sports enthusiasts and competitors from around the world to revel in their love for all things aeronautical.