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02/10/2012 || Allocation of places for the 2013 World Games ||News||
The 9th World Games will be held in Cali, Colombia in the period 25 July to 4 August 2013. The International Olympic Committee has extended its patronage to The World Games which are held every fourth year under the auspices of the International World Games Association.
01/10/2012 || The sprint specialist who showed great sportsmanship ||News||
Our Athlete of the Month recently won a World Cup sprint race. Last year he had a chance to win a World Championships medal in sprint, too, but instead he was disqualified – by his own request. Read what happened, and what he is aiming at at next year’s World Championships, in Athlete of the Month.
23/09/2012 || MTB Orienteering World Cup: Finland wins final Relay ||News||
Finland was the hot favourite for victory today in the final Relay of the World Cup series, and duly obliged with a win by 2.32 over the Czech Republic. Finland displayed strength in depth with three teams in the first four, and Russia was the third nation to finish. Finland – Czech Republic – Russia is also the order of teams in the final Relay standings.
22/09/2012 || MTB Orienteering World Cup: overall victories for Hara and Laurila ||News||
In the final World Cup standings, Marika Hara and Jussi Laurila of Finland have the highest points scores by big margins – 85 for Hara and 52 for Laurila. Both have shown supremacy in all formats of individual competition this season, not least in the final Long Distance event today.
22/09/2012 || MTB Orienteering World Cup Final: Finnish riders end season in style ||News||
The two Finnish leaders in the World Cup standings, Marika Hara and Jussi Laurila, were the winners of the final individual races, over Long Distance, in the World Cup in Estonia today. Hara’s win was by 1.18 whilst Laurila’s was tighter, just 11 seconds. Finnish riders also took second place in both races.
21/09/2012 || MTB Orienteering World Cup Final: Home terrain victory for Tonis Erm ||News||
Today’s Sprint Final provided success for home athlete Tonis Erm, who achieved his best-ever result in World Cup competition, and for pre-race favourite Marika Hara, Finland, who enhanced her position at the top of the women’s World Cup standings.
20/09/2012 || IOF Event Advisers’ Clinic to be organised in South Africa ||News||
The IOF Rules Commission will be organising an IOF Foot Orienteering Event Advisers’ Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa during 17-18 November 2012.
20/09/2012 || MTBO World Cup Final in Estonia this weekend ||News||
Estonia hosts three races this weekend – individual Sprint and Long Distance and a Mixed Relay – to complete this year’s World Cup programme. The two Finns Marika Hara and Jussi Laurila will both be defending 32-point leads in the World Cup standings, and Finland leads the Relay competition by 10 points.
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