The FAI writes:

THREE CANDIDATES TO MAKE FINAL PRESENTATIONS IN LAUSANNE FOR WORLD
AIR GAMES 2009



Moscow (Russia), Odense (Denmark) and Turin (Italy) have been selected by the
Executive Board of the FAI, The World Air Sports Federation, to come to
Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 1st, 2007 to make final presentations in their
quest to host the World Air Games 2009.



Commenting on this decision, the President of the FAI, Mr. Pierre Portmann, said
: "The evaluation of the bids thus far has been very positive. The candidates
have all demonstrated that they have the infrastructure and motivation to host a
successful World Air Games and so we are looking forward to three excellent
presentations."

I am very skeptical of Mr. Portmann's assurances that the
"infrastructure" is there for hang gliding especially for Odense and Moscow. I
have asked their PR flacks and the bidders themselves:

Is it possible for the press (the Oz Report, in this case) to see
what the infrastructure for hang gliding is with respect to these bids? Perhaps
the names and coordinates for the locations for hang gliding? The hang gliding
history of the sites? The competition history?

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