Team GB scooped the top four places in the Weight-Shift Controlled Microlighting event, which has been another Highlight at the FAI World Air Games on day ten, with 34-year-old David Broom clinching the coveted gold medal spot. Broom was followed in the ranking by Brits Paul Dewhurst in second and Rees Keene in third, with the UK’s Mark Fowler just missing out on a podium place in fourth. Spaniard Manuel Rey came in fifth.
Long-standing rivals Sebastian Kawa from Poland and Austrian Werner Amann battled for gold over the desert sand dunes in the final of the Gliding Match Racing at the FAI World Air Games. Both beat off competition from four other pilots to end up in the final together. After a close race, Kawa ended up on the first place and took the gold medal.
Team GB scooped the top four places in the Weight-Shift Controlled Microlighting event, which has been another Highlight at the FAI World Air Games on day ten, with 34-year-old David Broom clinching the coveted gold medal spot. Broom was followed in the ranking by Brits Paul Dewhurst in second and Rees Keene in third, with the UK’s Mark Fowler just missing out on a podium place in fourth. Spaniard Manuel Rey came in fifth.
Long-standing rivals Sebastian Kawa from Poland and Austrian Werner Amann battled for gold over the desert sand dunes in the final of the Gliding Match Racing at the FAI World Air Games. Both beat off competition from four other pilots to end up in the final together. After a close race, Kawa ended up on the first place and took the gold medal.
