Skyrunning Federation (ISF) is the world governing body for skyrunning. The ISF today counts 41 Member nations. The Federation of Sports at Altitude (FSA)...
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volcanoes. In 1995, the Federation for Sport at Altitude (FSA) was founded to address the need for rules to govern the sport and generally manage this...
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g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure). Although the term altitude is commonly used to mean the height above sea...
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Mountaineering (redirect from High altitude mountaineering)
international sport federation the UIAA counts numerous national alpine clubs as its members, while others, such as The Mountaineers and the French Federation of...
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Decompression sickness (redirect from Altitude-induced decompression sickness)
decompression from saturation, flying in an unpressurised aircraft at high altitude, and extravehicular activity from spacecraft. DCS and arterial gas...
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of squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the sport will be included in the Olympic...
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The World Air Sports Federation (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding...
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Athletics, the global governing body for the sport of athletics, or its member continental and national federations. The athletics meeting forms the backbone...
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Gliding (section Challenges for the gliding movement)
atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport. Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s. Initially the objective was to increase...
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Wingsuit flying (section Highest altitude)
and so a wingsuit can be flown from any point that provides sufficient altitude for flight and parachute deployment – a drop aircraft, or BASE-jump exit...
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High altitude breathing apparatus is a breathing apparatus which allows a person to breathe more effectively at an altitude where the partial pressure...
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Vladimir Ilyushin (category Flight altitude record holders)
Impeccable Service" 1st and 2nd class World Rugby Hall of Fame (2013) Flight altitude record Lost Cosmonauts This article incorporates public domain material...
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The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) is the international governing body responsible for Ski mountaineering competitions. Its main aims...
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as the international federation for underwater sport and activities include: International Olympic Committee (IOC) UNESCO SportAccord (formerly General...
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refers to the equestrian sport of endurance riding that is recognised by the peak international governing body, the Federation Equestre Internationale...
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adjustment for use at altitude. Capillary gauges have been shown to be a conservative method for measurement of compensated depth at altitude. Modern dive...
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been able to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of kilometers...
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intense long runs of 30–40 km at close to marathon pace on Thursdays and Sundays. He trained alternately in the high-altitude areas of Chepkorio and the...
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multiple students per load, initially from a lower altitude. At a sport skydiver's deployment altitude, the individual manually deploys a small pilot-chute...
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Malaysia (redirect from Federation of Malaysia)
(550 sq mi) of mangroves in Malaysia, and a large amount of peat forest. At higher altitudes, oaks, chestnuts, and rhododendrons replace dipterocarps. There are...
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2010 FIFA World Cup (redirect from 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup)
(23 February 2010). "Fifa medical chief downplays World Cup altitude effect". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved...
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woman"; she summited in 1979 but died at 8,200 metres (27,000') altitude during her descent. She remained there for many years but was eventually blown...
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Autogyro (redirect from Australian Sport Rotorcraft Association)
to set a new altitude world record. She reached an altitude of 8,138.46 m (26,701 ft), breaking the women's world altitude record held for 84 years by...
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glider using stratospheric waves of air. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale has ratified the altitude record of 22,657 metres (74,334 ft) achieved...
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Hot air ballooning has been recognized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) as the safest air sport in aviation, and fatalities in hot air balloon...
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governing body for the sport of gliding. It is governed by meetings of delegates from national gliding associations. It is one of several Air Sport Commissions...
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uncommon for the wind to exceed 100 km/h. In winter, the temperature can drop below −50° at the top. Precipitation increases with altitude.[citation...
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Nick Piantanida (category Flight altitude record holders)
balloon, his unprecedented altitude is not recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale as a balloon altitude world record, and because he...
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national sport, however today, football is the most popular sport in Iran. Because of economic sanctions, the annual government's budget for sport was about...
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Carlo Ancelotti (category Pages using national squad without sport or team link)
Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023. "Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt". BBC Sport. 10...
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