ROUEN (France), August 21 (RIA Novosti) -The 12th World Helicopter Championship in Rouen, France, ended in a decisive victory of Russian pilots Saturday.
Vladimir Zyablikov and Vladimir Gladchenko became all-round champions. Viktor Korotayev and Nikolai Burov, who also guided Mi-2 helicopters, claimed silver.
The results of competitions in separate categories are also impressive. Russians were second to none in all competitions but the navigation contest, in which French pilots took the first prize.
Russian sportsmen were undisputed leaders in the team classification too, scoring over a hundred points over French pilots following them.