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11/07/2012 || Record 53 nations at World Championships ||News||
The number of nations at a World Championships sets a new record this year – in Switzerland in the coming week 53 nations will have one or more competitors taking part. Every one of these nations will be represented in the Sprint on Saturday.
10/07/2012 || First ever Canadian medal ||Arena||
Two years ago Emily Kemp took a big step and moved to the other side of the world to become an even better orienteer. Yesterday she wrote history by being the first ever Canadian to win a medal at orienteering World Championships.
10/07/2012 || Slowing down paid off in the end ||Arena||
On the long distance Eskil Kinneberg had to slow down his speed in many places, but he will still be the one standing on the highest podium in the prize giving ceremony.
10/07/2012 || Middle distance is Kirsi’s best distance ||Arena||
Even if her trainer talked about a medal fight before the long distance race, Kirsti Nurmi had been thinking about being among the ten best. Now the Finn is Junior World Champion.
09/07/2012 || Junior World Orienteering Championships: medals to six countries on long distance ||News||
Canada got its first ever medal at Junior World Orienteering Championships, when the young promising Canadian Emily Kemp won bronze on the long distance race in Slovakia today. Kemp was 2.59 behind the winner, Kirsi Nurmi from Finland. Nurmi got a fourth place in the sprint yesterday. Yesterday’s bronze medallist, Frida Sandberg (SWE) was today second best.
09/07/2012 || Gleb learns from his team mate ||Arena||
Two years ago Gleb Tikhonov took gold at the sprint in Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships. Now he is also a champion without snow – partly thanks to his Swedish team mate. “It has been my big goal to win Junior World Championships also in orienteering”, Gleb says. The 19-year old senior took a quite […]
09/07/2012 || What a start for Tove! ||Arena||
Tove Alexandersson has worked to make her sprint perfect. The first event at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) Slovakia showed that she has done that successfully. “I have had possibilities to do well at sprint also earlier, but haven’t managed that before”, the Swede says. The 19-year-old athlete won her 13th medal from a […]
08/07/2012 || Junior World Orienteering Championships: Low odds winners in sprint ||News||
The Junior World Orienteering Championships kicked off today with sprint. 176 junior men and 139 women stood on the starting line for the course.
08/07/2012 || World Masters Orienteering Championships: Five double champions ||News||
The World Masters Orienteering Championships long distance final competition was held on Saturday near Torfhaus, Germany.
04/07/2012 || World Masters Orienteering Championships kicked off with sprint ||News||
The biggest IOF Event of the year, the World Masters Orienteering Championships, kicked off with sprint qualifications and final in the city of Goslar, in Germany.
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