Drone sports are growing as fast as ever with exciting initiatives springing up around the world!

Always pushing the limits of technology for velocity and agility, drone sports give spectators a glimpse into the world of tomorrow: incredible displays of skill, strategy and speed against a futuristic backdrop.

Drone Racing

FAI WORLD DRONE RACING CHAMPIONSHIP

The FAI World Drone Racing Championship (WDRC) is the biggest competition of its kind, and offers an arena for the world’s elite drone racing pilots to pit their skills against one another.

The 2024 edition will take place in Hangzhou, China from 31 October 31 to 3 November.

FAI DRONE RACING WORLD CUP

The FAI Drone Racing World Cup made a happy come-back in 2022 with the victory of MinJae Kim of Korea and 2023 with the triumph of French pilot Killian Rousseau.

2024 is expected to see fast-rising figures once again. Stay tuned!

THE WORLD GAMES

The 12th edition of The World Games will take place from Thursday 7th to Sunday 17th August 2025 in Chengdu city, People's Republic of China, and will once again feature drone racing.

E-Drone Racing

The first FAI E-Drone Racing World Cup series launched in 2024 and aims to introduce newcomers and gamers to the ultramodern world of drone racing, with its easily accessible format.

E-Drone racing is an online version of a physical drone race, accessible to a wide audience who can compete from the comfort of their favourite gaming chair, anywhere in the world.

Drone Soccer

Drone Soccer is also on a high trend with new competition concepts being tested in various countries.

Its addition to the Sporting Code as a provisional class in May 2019 prepared the ground for official competitions, and 2023 saw the first FAI Open International tournament registered to the FAI Events Calendar. FAI Open International tournaments in different countries are registered for the year 2024.

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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

09 Aug
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11 Aug 2025
2025 The World Games
Chengdu,
CHN

Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

11 Jan
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2025
2025 FAI Hong Kong Open Drone Racing Championship
Hong Kong,
HKG
23 Jan
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25 Jan 2025
2025 Riyadh Drone Racing World Cup
Riyadh,
KSA
21 Mar
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23 Mar 2025
2025 2. open international German Drone Soccer Cup
Aalen,
GER
19 Apr
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20 Apr 2025
2025 Drone World Cup Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife,
ESP
30 May
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01 Jun 2025
2025 Aircrasher FAI Worldcup
Aichtal,
GER
14 Jun
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15 Jun 2025
2025 Korea Drone Racing World Cup
Seoul city,
KOR
20 Jun
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22 Jun 2025
2025 Drone Racing World Cup Hungary
Mogyoród,
HUN
28 Jun
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29 Jun 2025
2025 Södertälje World Cup
Sodertalje,
SWE
12 Jul
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13 Jul 2025
2025 Trofeo F9U World Cup Italia
Albizzate,
ITA
18 Jul
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20 Jul 2025
2025 Drone Club Varna Cup
Varna,
BUL
26 Jul
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27 Jul 2025
DXRacing Serbia
Bela Crkva,
SRB
07 Aug
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11 Aug 2025
2025 Sichuan Drone Racing World Cup
Sichuan,
CHN
02 Oct
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05 Oct 2025
2025 Zhejiang Drone Racing World Cup
Zhejiang Province,
CHN
11 Oct
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12 Oct 2025
2025 Phoenix Drone Racing
Prilep,
MKD

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