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06/09/2012 || Nordic Tour: Finland hosts final two races ||News||
The Nordic Orienteering Tour competitors are now in Vuokatti, Finland, preparing for the final two days of World Cup competition this year. The Swiss athletes Simone Niggli and Matthias Kyburz are at the head of the Nordic Tour standings, whilst in the overall World Cup the current leaders are Simone Niggli and Norway’s Olav Lundanes.
04/09/2012 || Nordic Tour: Emma Klingenberg stars in knock-out Sprint ||News||
20-year-old Danish athlete Emma Klingenberg was first to the finish in today’s knock-out Sprint final, 5 seconds in front of the experienced Russian Tatyana Ryabkina at the line. Favourite for the men’s race Matthias Kyburz, Switzerland triumphed by 4 seconds at the end of an intense and very close-fought battle.
02/09/2012 || Nordic Tour in Oslo: Gueorgiou back at his best ||News||
In the shortened Middle Distance race at Holmenkollen today, Thierry Gueorgiou, France, showed that he is back on his best form after injury in the middle of the season, winning the 4.9 km course (with 290 m climb) by 42 seconds, in a time of exactly 29 minutes. Simone Niggli, Switzerland added another impressive victory to her long list of World Cup successes this season; her win today was by 1.19.
01/09/2012 || Nordic Tour: Niggli and Lundanes win Holmenkollen Sprint ||News||
The first of the Nordic Tour events took place today at the Holmenkollen Ski Centre in Oslo. Sprint qualification races this morning were followed this afternoon by the finals, competed in by the 30 fastest in the morning races. The finals were won by Simone Niggli, Switzerland and Olav Lundanes, Norway.
01/09/2012 || “My goal is to be the first Kiwi on the podium at a WOC” ||News||
24-year-old Lizzie Ingham finished 9th in this year’s World Orienteering Championships Sprint, the best-ever result by a New Zealand orienteer at senior level. This is however far from the end of her ambitions: our Athlete of September aims to be on the podium at the World Cup start next year in New Zealand, and amongst the best of the world in the long term. “The latter is a long-term goal; I want to be remembered for consistently good results over my career, not just a one-off result!”, Lizzie says.
29/08/2012 || World Cup ends with five-race Nordic Orienteering Tour ||News||
The Nordic Orienteering Tour starting on Saturday, the final round of the 2012 World Cup, comprises five races in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The field includes 23 of the 30 highest-placed women in the IOF World Rankings, and 18 of the 30 highest-placed men.
28/08/2012 || World Cup 2013 Special Rules updated ||News||
An updated version of the Orienteering World Cup 2013 Special Rules has been published. The change in the Special Rules concerns the national quotas for Events 1-3 to be organized in New Zealand.
28/08/2012 || The World Games 2013 bulletin 2 to be published in September ||News||
The second bulletin on The World Games 2013 orienteering events will be issued at the end of September. The delay is caused by the need to have further consultations with the local Cali-organisers.
25/08/2012 || World MTBO Championships: four Long distance medals for Finland ||News||
Finnish riders won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in today’s Long distance final, the last race of the Championships. Susanna Laurila, who brought the Finnish women’s team in to first place in the Relay yesterday, was the gold medal winner. The very experienced Ruslan Gritsan, Russia took the men’s gold.
24/08/2012 || World MTBO Championships Relay: double gold for Finland ||News||
It was gold all round for Finland’s MTBO teams today. The women’s team finished more than 2 minutes ahead of Switzerland, whilst the men had a narrower victory – 43 seconds faster than Russia. Silver medals went to Switzerland and Russia, and bronze to Slovakia and Austria.
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