gliding

recreational activity and competitive air sport
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gliding

Summary

gliding is a type of sport[1]. gliding draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #170 of 435).[2]

Key Facts

  • gliding's instance of is recorded as type of sport[3].
  • gliding's instance of is recorded as mobility[4].
  • gliding is a type of flight[5].
  • gliding is a type of air sports[6].
  • gliding's Commons category is recorded as Gliding[7].
  • gliding's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gliding[8].
  • gliding's record or record progression is recorded as Q3562688[9].
  • gliding's practiced by is recorded as glider pilot[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of sport[3] and mobility[4]. Recorded subclass of include flight[5] and air sports[6].

Influence

Things named for gliding include Planernaya[11], a metro station[12], in Russia[13], founded in 1975[14].

Why It Matters

gliding draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #170 of 435).[2] gliding has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] gliding is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for gliding include Planernaya[11], a metro station[12], in Russia[13], founded in 1975[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gliding_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gliding}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gliding}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 23h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of flight, air sports
    Instance of type of sport, mobility
    Topic's main category Category:Gliding
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4874, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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