World Air Games 2009
Wag 2009 – Life in the parallel
The 3rd World Air Games took place in Turin from the 7th to 14th June, 2009. Sixteen British Athletes attended, covering seven of the ten disciplines to be fought over in a unique week long event. Five hundred athletes from all over the world poured into Turin to compete in the Games. Ten disciplines, 25 awards, 28 nations, televised in 20 countries, 3 venues, 1000 volunteers, 300,000 spectators and one week to win your gold medal. The event brought Turin city centre to a halt when the opening ceremony was held in the Piazza San Carlo, the famous baroque heart of Turin, which is known as the “Drawing Room of Turin”, such is its elegance. The athletes took part in a parade of nations, the Games torch was lit by the Mayor of Turin, and Red Bull unleashed their parachute team to land in the middle of it all, under the gaze of the television cameras...
