World Gliding Championships
World Gliding Championships
Junior Worlds at Aalen-Heidenheim: Task Ten Wraps Up a Testing Day for Both Classes
The 14th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships, running at Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen in Germany from 1 to 14 August, delivered its tenth task on 13 August, and it proved to be one of the more demanding days of the fortnight for both the Standard and Club class fleets. Standard…
JWGC Race 9
Conditions on 12 August proved far more difficult, and both classes saw their tasks curtailed. Club Class, Task 9 The Club class was set an Assigned Area Task with a minimum distance of 188.88 km. Peter Mašík of the Czech Republic took the win in an ASW 20 at 97.05 kph over…
Junior World Gliding Championships Race 7
The seventh day of competition has taken place and the Junior World Gliding Championships in Elchingen are in the cruicial phase The gaps are tight and the World Championships are still far from decided. After resting on Sunday, Monday was once again a truly challenging…
A Challenging Start to the World Championships
Heat Puts Young Glider Pilots to the Test over the Ostalb Elchingen With two challenging days of competition, the 24th Junior World Gliding Championships at the Elchingen airfield have entered their most intense phase. Extreme temperatures, difficult thermals, and the first…
Race Two Junior World Gliding Championships Germany
Club Class Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen, Germany, 4 August 2026 Task two for the Club class was an Assigned Area Task with turnpoints at Blaubeuren, the BAB-Kreuz A6A7 area, and Treuchtlingen before the finish at Aalen-EDPA, set for a task duration of two hours. The nominal…
Junior World Gliging Championships Underway
Task 1 of the 14th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships got underway on 3 August at Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen in Germany, the first day of racing to count after a run of days on the ground. Both classes flew, with the Standard Class asked to cover a distance of 129.12 km…
World Gliding Championships Return to Poland in 2026
The 40th FAI World Gliding Championships will be held at Rudniki airfield near Częstochowa, in southern Poland, from 16 to 30 May 2026. The event is organised by the Częstochowa Aeroclub and will bring together up to 120 competitors from Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and…
New World Champions Declared at WGC Tábor
Stefan Langer added a third WGC title to his tally taking 1st Place in Club Class. After 10 races in mixed weather conditions races at the World Gliding Championships Tábor, Czechia, new World Champions have been declared in 15m, Club and Standard classes Łukasz Grabowski from…
Matthew Scutter Wins Race 1 in 15m Class at WGC Tabor
The 39th World Gliding Championships is now underway at Tabor Airfield Czechia with 115 pilots competing in three classes. Several past World Gliding Champions are testing their skills against young champions including Stefan Langer and Matthew Scutter for the top accolades in…
Big Sky Texas - Australians at WGC Uvalde Texas
ABOVE: Adam Woolley cruising on course. Sean Young with contributions and photos from Adam Woolley, Matthew Scutter, Lumpy Patterson, Keith Gateley and Ronald Tabery The World Gliding Championships in Open, 18m and 20m Multi Seat classes took place at Uvalde in August. Uvalde is…
WGC 18m, 20m Multiseat and Open Classes Uvalde
The new 18m Class World Champion Stefan Langer ready to launch at WGC Uvalde The World Gliding Championships in Open, 18m and 20m Multi Seat classes took place at Uvalde in August. Uvalde is located in the Texas Hill Country in South Texas 130km west of San Antonio and 87km east…
Junior World Gliding Championships 13.5m WGC Ostrow Poland
Max Maslak Germany new Junior World Gliding Champion in Standard Class After 11 racing days the new Junoir World Gliding Champions in Club ans Standard classes were declared. Standard Class1 Max Maslak Germany LS8n 8,175 pts2 Thomas Greenhill USA Discus 2a 8,114 pts3 Nils…
Junior World Gliding Championships awarded to Elchingen, Germany August 2026
Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen airfield will host the JWGC in August 2026. Luftsportring Aalen was officially awarded the contract by the International Gliding Comission (IGC) to host the 2026 Junior World Gliding Championships (JWGC). The IGC also received bids from Australia and…
