{"id":16592,"date":"2014-06-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=16592"},"modified":"2014-06-09T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T23:00:00","slug":"2014-06-10-world-air-games-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2014-06-10-world-air-games-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"World Air Games in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rami Al Nabulsi, Mohammad Yousif, Nasser Al Neyadi &#038; FAI officials\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/60992312-e10e-4f69-9061-badf28b383d8.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>The FAI announced on Friday 6 June, that the 2015 edition of the FAI World Air Games has been awarded to the United Arab Emirates. 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The fourth edition, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skydivedubai.ae\">Skydive Dubai<\/a>, will include Skydiving as well as Glider Aerobatics, Ballooning, Gyrocopters, Hang Gliding, Helicopters, Microlights, Experimental Aircraft, Paramotors, and more. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1>Comment<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>FAI President Dr John Grubbstr\u00f6m commented: <em>\u2019The FAI World Air Games is an absolutely thrilling competition which showcases the best of air sports. Every single detail of each event will be thought through to communicate the excitement and joy of air sports to the spectators on-site and to the television viewers&#8230; I know how much it means for an athlete to participate in the \u2018Olympiad\u2019 of air sports, as I had the privilege to compete as a ballooning pilot in this event.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1>The FAI World Air Games<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The World Air Games, conducted under the rules of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration A\u00e9ronautique Internationale (<a href=\"http:\/\/fai.org\">FAI<\/a>), has many goals including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>showcasing air sports to the general public <\/li>\n<li>promoting public participation by attracting new participants<\/li>\n<li>determining the FAI World Air Games Champions<\/li>\n<li>creating an attractive platform for TV, media and other external stakeholders. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1>DIPC<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) has taken place each year since 2010. 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