German balloonist David Strasmann wins at FAI World Air Games

German balloonist David Strasmann beat 67 other pilots to be crowned the new FAI World Air Games Hot Air Ballooning champion on December 11.
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Also on the podium at the Sky Dubai Palm Dropzone were Belgium’s Steven Vlegels in silver-winning second, and Stefan Zeberli from Switzerland in third place. 

Gold medallist Strasmann, who came out on top of the huge, international field by attaining an impressive 7,282 points, received a standing ovation from the 300-strong crowd. 

"It was a tough competition because we had this wind changing direction in the afternoon,” said Strasmann. “But we had a good crew, good speed, good wind measurements."