36th FAI World Gliding Championships 2021
Airfield Stendal-Borstel, Germany
2021-07-18 20:00:00
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Event Info

The 36. FAI World Gliding Championships Stendal 2020 will be one great sports event. Glider pilots from all over the world will be competing in three different classes: Open Class, Double-Seater Class and 18m Class.

The city of Stendal is excited and welcomes all pilots and their teams, guests, volunteers and air sport enthusiasts.

The event takes place at the Stendal-Borstel Airflield, at a historical place.

The 36. FAI World Gliding Championships Stendal 2020 is held from July 19th to July 31st and it will be one of the great sports events in Saxony-Anhalt – just a few miles away from Stölln-Rhinow, the place where Otto Lilienthal made the first glider flights in the history of mankind.

Facts about the event

  • Held every two years, the FAI World Gliding Championships is one of the biggest global gliding event in the world.
  • It includes 3 Glider Classes
  • Approximately 90 pilots and their gliders
Agenda
July 12 — 18, 2020
Airfield Stendal-Borstel (EDOV)
Official Training

Official Training Days for practicing.

Airfield Stendal-Borstel (EDOV)
July 18, 2020 — 6:30 PM
Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
Mandatory Opening Briefing

Official Opening ceremony

Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
July 18, 2020 — approx. 8:00 PM
Hangar 1, Airfield Stendal-Borstel
Welcome Party

Welcome Party

Hangar 1, Airfield Stendal-Borstel
July 19, 2020 — 11:00 AM
Stendal City
Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony in the City Center of Stendal

Stendal City
July 20—31, 2020
Stendal-Borstel Airfield (EDOV)
Contest Days

Contest flights will take place, if weather conditions fit.

Stendal-Borstel Airfield (EDOV)
July 25, 2020
Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
International Evening

The Celebration of Pilots and Teams presenting their cultural specialities.

Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
July 31, 2020 — 8:00 PM
Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
Farewell Party

Final day and the end of the contest celebrated with Food, Drinks and Music.

Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
August 1, 2020 — 10 AM
Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield
Official Presentation & Closing Ceremony

Presentation Ceremony to celebrate the winners of the 36. FAI World Championships Stendal 2020.

Hangar 1, Stendal-Borstel Airfield

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