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16/07/2012 || Thierry Gueorgiou: “I felt so happy this morning” ||Arena||
Thierry Gueorgiou is back in business and in good physical form. After not taking part in competitions since the middle of May he is back just in time. “I felt so happy this morning”, Thierry smiles. “It was so fantastic that I can run again”. – for how long has everything been OK? “For just […]
16/07/2012 || Kristina the jumper ||Arena||
At the second-last control in the Middle qualification, the runners arrived in very different ways. Kristina Rybakovaite was one who jumped into the control. “I often jump over things in the forest”, the Lithuanian smiles. She also had good control of the map and achieved a good ninth position in her qualification group today. Like […]
16/07/2012 || 29 nations have Middle distance qualifiers ||Arena||
There will be 29 nations represented in the Middle distance Final, of which only 4 have six runners qualified. They are Finland, Norway, Switzerland and Sweden. Four more nations have all but one of their runners through: Austria, Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania. China, Croatia, Germany, New Zealand and Slovakia have a runner qualified for the […]
16/07/2012 || 27 nations in Long distance final ||Arena||
27 nations will be represented in the Long distance final on Thursday. Five of these – CZE, NOR, RUS, SUI and SWE – have the maximum number of runners through the qualification and in the Final; in the case of Sweden, this means 7 runners rather than 6 because the defending women’s champion, Annika Billstam, […]
16/07/2012 || Now 46 starters in women’s Long distance final ||Arena||
There will be 46 starters in the Long distance women’s final on Thursday. This is because in the qualification race yesterday Tatyana Riabkina, Russia, was given the map for heat A, although she was listed on the start list of heat B. Tatyana won the race in heat A, and it has been decided that […]
15/07/2012 || New Zealand – a gold that inspires ||Arena||
The Kiwis are really on their way up with map and compass. A top result at the Junior World Championships (JWOC) last week has given the senior team new energy and optimistic thoughts. “It was really great with Matt Ogden’s gold at JWOC”, says Thomas Reynolds. “That shows that it’s possible for us.” Ogden won […]
15/07/2012 || Nicholas Mulder – South African coach and athlete ||Arena||
Nicholas Mulder came directly from working as a team leader at JWOC in Slovakia to competing in WOC in Lausanne. He enjoyed a good experience in the terrain both at the Sprint and at the Long distance qualification. “Tired? Well to be leader at JWOC was maybe not the best preparation for taking part in […]
15/07/2012 || TV camera in the air! ||Arena||
The Swiss TV broadcasting company SRF used some of the latest technology in its transmission of the Sprint races today. Included was a mini helicopter, powered by eight rotors, that hovered and moved over the run-in and surrounding area. It was fitted with a miniature camera that provided pictures of the runners in the finish […]
14/07/2012 || Matthias Kyburz: “No problems on the course” ||Arena||
Matthias Kyburz had no problems in the technically challenging Sprint distance in the centre of Lausanne. He could smile again as he so often does. “Why I am so good at Sprint? I have grown up with it. I also like it that everybody isn’t doing it, and I can run pretty fast too”, Matthias […]
14/07/2012 || Niggli: “It’s good to have pressure” ||Arena||
The winner of the women’s race, Simone Niggli, felt she had a lot of pressure on her shoulders before the race. “Now there isn’t so much pressure any more, but I like it if I feel nervous. That’s necessary to do your best”, she says. The exceptional Swiss star had prepared for the races today […]
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