Big entry for World Masters Championships
Posted on | July 2, 2011 | Category: News
Very large numbers of more senior orienteers (35 years old and upwards) from all over the world have found their way to Pecs, Hungary for the 2011 World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC). Almost 400 athletes have entered the M60 class, and many classes have more than 200 entrants. At the upper end of the range, there is 1 entry in each of M95 and W90.
The oldest competitors are two well known names in the World Masters Orienteering Championships context – Erkki Luntamo, Finland in M95 and Astrid Andersson, Sweden in W90. Both have several WMOC gold medals to their name. There are 6 entries this year in M90 and 4 in W85.
The event begins with a Sprint qualification race today in the quaint streets of the old city of Pecs. Tomorrow the Sprint final takes place in Komló, a more modern city built up around mining activity, with some steep slopes. After a rest day WMOC follows the usual format of two long distance qualification races, then another rest day before the final on Friday. The two qualification races will be quite different – one on gully/spur terrain with old mining activity and the other on typical Hungarian karst (limestone) terrain with many depressions. The final will also be on ‘negative’ karst terrain, with some depressions 25 m deep. A severe navigational challenge is promised!
Further details and a full results service can be found on the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2011 website www.wmoc2011.hu.
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