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| World drone racing championship won by Australian teenager | World drone racing championship won by Australian teenager |
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| A 15-year-old Australian boy has been crowned overall champion at the FAI Drone Racing World Championships. | A 15-year-old Australian boy has been crowned overall champion at the FAI Drone Racing World Championships. |
| Rudi Browning beat more than 120 competitors at the event run by the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) in Shenzhen, China. | Rudi Browning beat more than 120 competitors at the event run by the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) in Shenzhen, China. |
| His success also helped the Australian team win the group title ahead of Sweden and South Korea. | His success also helped the Australian team win the group title ahead of Sweden and South Korea. |
| An 11-year-old racer from Thailand, Wanraya Wannapong, won the women's title. | |
| In drone racing, participants steer crafts at high speed around a race course with obstacles. | In drone racing, participants steer crafts at high speed around a race course with obstacles. |
| Pilots control the drones through special headgear connected to their craft's cameras. | Pilots control the drones through special headgear connected to their craft's cameras. |
| Mr Browning beat three other pilots in a final on Sunday to win the gold medal for overall champion. He also received a $24,000 (£18,000) cash prize. | Mr Browning beat three other pilots in a final on Sunday to win the gold medal for overall champion. He also received a $24,000 (£18,000) cash prize. |
| "I'm still shaking actually. I have had a lot of ups and downs in races, like everyone, and this is definitely one massive high," he said after the race, according to a statement from the FAI. | "I'm still shaking actually. I have had a lot of ups and downs in races, like everyone, and this is definitely one massive high," he said after the race, according to a statement from the FAI. |
| The overall championship was contested by 128 people, and included both men and women. | The overall championship was contested by 128 people, and included both men and women. |
| Wanraya Wannapong was one of 13 female contestants in the competition and had been coached by her father. | Wanraya Wannapong was one of 13 female contestants in the competition and had been coached by her father. |
| "I fly every day, and all day when I am not at school," Miss Wannapong said in a statement. | "I fly every day, and all day when I am not at school," Miss Wannapong said in a statement. |
| Drone racing is a one of the world's fastest growing sports, says the FAI. There are a number of different competitions staged around the world. | Drone racing is a one of the world's fastest growing sports, says the FAI. There are a number of different competitions staged around the world. |
| Broadcasters ESPN and Sky also televise the US-based Drone Racing League, a professional division. | Broadcasters ESPN and Sky also televise the US-based Drone Racing League, a professional division. |
| Races for the inaugural FAI Drone Racing World Championships were streamed online and broadcast across China's Tencent network. | Races for the inaugural FAI Drone Racing World Championships were streamed online and broadcast across China's Tencent network. |