Air BalloonSwiss victory in European Hot Air Balloon Championship
Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – Stefan Zeberli of Switzerland has triumphed in the 19th FAI Hot Air Balloon Championship in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, winning his third European champion’s title.
Sven Goehler of German finished in second place, and Vito Rome of Slovenia in third.
The championship was scheduled to last until Tuesday but from Sunday evening on, all take-offs were cancelled due to bad weather.
The biggest ever field in a European championship featured 98 pilots from 23 nations.
Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters
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