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.
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COMPETITION SCHEDULE 2009
The current schedule for the World Air Games 2009 is available here for consultation (v38 - 13.05.09) :
| Day # | Dates | Schedule at each Venue (pdf / max. 160 kb) |
| Day 1 | Saturday 6 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 2 | Sunday 7 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 3 | Monday 8 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 4 | Tuesday 9 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 5 | Wednesday 10 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 6 | Thursday 11 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 7 | Friday 12 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
| Day 8 | Saturday 13 June | Turin / Mondovi & Avigliana |
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 :
| Dates / Venues | Sports | Information |
| 31 May - 2 June Turin Aeritalia |
Aerobatics (Powered & Glider) Helicopters Parachuting |
Event Program (in Italian only) Open national event Results (480 Ko) / Photos Results |
| 7 - 8 June Turin Aeritalia Turin Aeritalia Palaruffini |
Aeromodelling Artistic Aerobatics Hand-Thrown Gliders Indoor AeroMusicals |
Selection contests : Info & Results Photos Photos |
| 15 - 22 June Turin Aeritalia |
Glider Racing |
Photos / Info & Results |
| 8 - 13 July Mondovi |
Hot Air Balloons |
Photos / Results (140 Ko) |
| 18 - 19 August Avigliana |
Hang Gliding - Speed Run Hang Gliding - Aerobatics Paraliding - Aerobatics Paraliding - Landing Accuracy |
FAI Cat. 2 event / Photos FAI Cat. 2 event FAI Cat. 2 event / Photos FAI Cat. 2 event / Photos |
| 27 - 28 Sep. Turin Aeritalia |
Microlights Weight-Shift Controlled Paramotors |
Photos |
Links to World Air Games 2009 Webpages :
Test Events
Bid Book :
Test Events (pdf / 0,9 Mb)