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12/07/2014 || Annika Billstam – woman for the big occasion ||Arena||
From time to time Annika Billstam is asked if she’s coming close to retirement from sport at high level. The Swede has made very big changes in her life, but is still a woman for the big occasion. When the Swede won the Middle she got her second individual gold. She also won the Long […]
12/07/2014 || Lundanes: “I didn’t expect the gold” ||Arena||
Olav Lundanes sprinting towards the finish. Photo: newspower.it Olav Lundanes had hoped to feel better for the Long Distance on Wednesday. He didn’t feel that good on Friday either, but there was a big difference. The Middle Distance race was on higher ground and there were some really steep hills. “I felt really tired, […]
11/07/2014 || World Orienteering Championships Middle race: gold for Billstam and Lundanes ||News||
World Champions 2014 at Middle distance are Annika Billstam, Sweden and Olav Lundanes, Norway. On a fine day in a delightfully scenic setting in the limestone Dolomites, a large crowd watched the two races unfold to exciting conclusions in both cases.
10/07/2014 || World Trail Orienteering Championships: Johansson and Cereser lead in PreO ||News||
Michael Johansson, Sweden and Elvio Cereser, Italy are the leaders in the Paralympic and Open classes respectively at the end of the first day of PreO in the World Trail Orienteering Championships.
10/07/2014 || Gueorgiou was prepared to quit the Long ||Arena||
Thierry Gueorgiou felt strong in the long distance race. Photo: Erik Borg Thierry Gueorgiou had been thinking about stopping in the Long Distance race, but he didn’t have to do that. The “Middle Distance phantom” is really going hard for the Middle Distance in these Championships. That is his number one distance and he had […]
10/07/2014 || Svetlana Mironova – historic winner ||Arena||
When Svetlana Mironova went up the highest point of the podium at the Awards Ceremony after the Long Distance, it was something that had never happened before. First of all, it was her first international individual title. Secondly, she’s the first-ever Russian female to win an individual World Orienteering Championship race. “It was unexpected and […]
10/07/2014 || IOF General Assembly decisions ||News||
The 2014 IOF General Assembly was held today in Lavarone, Italy. Delegates from thirty-six voting member nations were present together with a number of observers and media personnel. Several important decisions were taken.
09/07/2014 || World Orienteering Championships Long Distance: Gueorgiou retains his title ||News||
Thierry Gueorgiou, France retained his Long distance title in the forests near Lavarone, northern Italy today ahead of two former champions, Daniel Hubmann, Switzerland and Olav Lundanes, Norway. The women’s race was won by Svetlana Mironova, Russia, with Tove Alexandersson, Sweden in silver medal position and Judith Wyder, Switzerland taking the bronze.
09/07/2014 || IOF signed MOU with the World Cup 16-20 group ||Arena||
The IOF signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding with the group that aims to create a new concept for the IOF Orienteering World Cup. The partners’ intention is to achieve, by the autumn of 2014, a proof of concept that can fulfil the IOF’s requirements. This shall be contingent on the IOF determining whether it […]
09/07/2014 || IOF Pre-General Assembly meeting ||News||
A meeting for delegates from national federations and observers was held today, where items to be debated at the IOF General Assembly tomorrow were presented in more detail and there was the opportunity for discussion.
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