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14/07/2012 || 200 banners advertise the Championships ||Arena||
There must be few in Lausanne who are not aware that there is a World Orienteering Championships taking place here. A giant banner is prominently sited just outside the main railway station, and large advertisements are posted in all of the city’s 250 buses and trolley-buses. For the past month, 200 banners on high flagpoles […]
14/07/2012 || Daniel Hubmann absent from Championships ||Arena||
Daniel Hubmann is not taking part in these Championships after suffering a ruptured tendon in the European Championships in May. A great shame for a great sportsman who was looking forward to extending his enviable medals record on home ground. Another notable absentee is Norway’s Marianne Andersen, who also has had a long-term injury. She […]
14/07/2012 || World Orienteering Championships: Sprint Final on Olympic territory ||News||
This afternoon’s Sprint Final takes place close to the shores of Lake Geneva in down-town Lausanne, in the region of the Olympic Park and with the finish in a superb location right beside the city’s yacht harbour.
14/07/2012 || World Orienteering Championships: Sprint qualifiers identified ||News||
The Sprint qualification races have taken place in the university district of Lausanne on a fine sunny morning, so all the 90 finalists – 45 women and 45 men – are now known.
13/07/2012 || Junior World Orienteering Championships: Relay victories for Denmark and Russia ||News||
Two closely fought relay races were won on the last leg in both cases by Denmark’s women and Russia’s men in the final event of the 2012 Championships today.
13/07/2012 || Emma Klingenberg – the dream came true! ||Arena||
Emma Klingenberg won her biggest gold medal ever in the relay at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). With a perfect run on the last leg, she secured gold for Denmark.
13/07/2012 || First ever gold to New Zealand ||Arena||
A big bunch of New Zealanders ran up to the podium on the flower and prize giving ceremony. Their team mate Matt Ogden had as the first from New Zealand won an international championship in orienteering. A smiling and proud young man made the audience enthusiastic as well. He had done it. The 20-year-old athlete […]
12/07/2012 || Junior World Orienteering Championships: Middle distance golds for New Zealand & Sweden ||News||
Matt Ogden, New Zealand pulled out the race of his life to take the men’s Middle distance title by 13 seconds today. The young Swedish star Tove Alexandersson won her second gold medal of the week.
11/07/2012 || Home ground an extra challenge ||Arena||
For the runners from Slovakia, JWOC on home ground has been the big goal for a long time. It’s great to be under way this week, they say, but also a challenge to handle the extra pressure.
11/07/2012 || Junior World Orienteering Championships: Emily Kemp, Canada – biggest Middle qualification win ||News||
Best result in today’s Middle distance qualification heats at Košice, Slovakia was achieved by Emily Kemp, Canada, bronze medallist at Long distance two days ago. She won her heat by 1 minute 28 seconds.
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