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It's only a few months to go and the 11th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championship preparations are racing ahead... Gliding would be nothing without the amazing and supportive international community. Glider pilots from all around the world helped raise funds to allow two Ukrainian pilots to compete. The organising team has members from all over the UK working hard to make WWGC2022 a special event, and they have volunteers from as far afield as New Zealand coming along to help out at the championships.

Famed for its excellent gliding conditions, and the only place in Europe to feature night gliding, Leszno is a popular spot in the aviation world, especially as it is alone in having held the World World Gliding Championships four times (1958, 1968, 2003, 2014).

The 5^th FAI European Junior Gliding Championships was hosted by the Kaunas Gliding Club at Pociūnai airfield, Lithuania between 11 July to 23 July 2021.

A total of 44 pilots aged under 25 took part, representing Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany and Great Britain.

Due to the uncertainty of future travel restrictions and national restrictions affecting gliding the following changes are being made to the 2020 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) events schedule.

FAI/SGP FRANCE 2020 RION-DES-LANDES

Previously 2nd to 9th of MAY 2020  
This will now be held 2nd to 8th of May 2021

FAI/SGP SWEDEN 2020 BORAS

Previously 10th to 15th May 2020
This will now be held from 9th to 15th of May 2021