Angelo d'Arrigo, the Italian hang-glider known as the "Human Condor" who was killed inanaircrashin March, was posthumously given the alternative sportsperson's award.
In 1958 tragedy struck when eight players were killed inanaircrash at Munich after competing for the European Cup against Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia.
But on the morning of the election, Farage was involved inanaircrash caused by the UKIP election banner the plane was towing getting caught in the plane's tail fin.
The Egyptian authorities have suspended all hot air balloon flights near Luxor and launched an investigation following the deaths of 19 tourists in a crash.