Schedule & Events

The road to the World Air Games 2009 will be paved with events aimed at promoting, testing and preparing the Games.

This section provides several pages from the bid book submitted by the Turin Bid Committee and will be updated to reflect preparation work completed by the LOC.

Note : information published on this page is subject to further changes.

• Competition Schedule 2009
• Opening Ceremony
• Side Events
• Closing Ceremony
• Test Events 2008

COMPETITION SCHEDULE 2009

The current schedule for the World Air Games 2009 is available here for consultation (v38 - 13.05.09) :

Important notes :
1. A General Safety Briefing will be held on Saturday 6 June at 14h.00; attendance will be compulsory for all Athletes competing and International Officials working at the main venue Turin-Aeritalia.
2. The Opening Ceremony on Saturday evening 6 June is compulsory for all Athletes and International Officials; the LOC will provide transportation to/from Turin City Centre.
3. Daily Competition Schedules are still subject to minor changes for operational or safety reasons.

Links to World Air Games 2009 Webpages :
Competition Schedule (provisional, simplified version for public use)

OPENING CEREMONY

The Opening Ceremony of the World Air Games 2009 was held on Saturday 6 June 2009 at the Piazza San Carlo, in Turin City Center.

Bid Book :
Opening Ceremony (pdf / 40 Kb)

SIDE EVENTS

Several additional activities will be organised at various locations in and around Turin before and during the week of the World Air Games 2009 (see links below).

Links to World Air Games 2009 Webpages :
General information on Side Events

Bid Book :
Additional Activities (pdf / 0,9 Mb)

CLOSING CEREMONY

The last competition finals, the awarding of medals to the World Air Games Champions and the Closing Ceremony of the World Air Games 2009 will be held on Saturday 13 June 2009. The official departure day is Sunday 14 June 2009.

Further information on schedule, transportation and ticketing will be published on this page in due course.

Links to World Air Games 2009 Webpages :
Open

Bid Book :
Closing Ceremony (pdf / 40 Kb)

TEST EVENTS 2008

A series of Test Events has been organised in 2008 by the LOC to gain experience with the new format of the World Air Games, test competition rules, verify the organisation and logistics provided by the LOC, train volunteers, promote the World Air Games and start involving the population.

Dates of Test Events and links to results and photos have been listed in the following table :

Links to World Air Games 2009 Webpages :
Test Events

Bid Book :
Test Events (pdf / 0,9 Mb)