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14/07/2012 || Opening Ceremony followed Sprint ||Arena||
The Opening Ceremony of the World Championships was held after the Sprint races were over, on a sunny summer evening beside the harbour in Lausanne. Each nation’s team was led by a local schoolgirl or boy who had been taking part in a youth orienteering championship earlier. A traditional jazz band led the parade into […]
14/07/2012 || 200 banners advertise the Championships ||Arena||
There must be few in Lausanne who are not aware that there is a World Orienteering Championships taking place here. A giant banner is prominently sited just outside the main railway station, and large advertisements are posted in all of the city’s 250 buses and trolley-buses. For the past month, 200 banners on high flagpoles […]
14/07/2012 || Daniel Hubmann absent from Championships ||Arena||
Daniel Hubmann is not taking part in these Championships after suffering a ruptured tendon in the European Championships in May. A great shame for a great sportsman who was looking forward to extending his enviable medals record on home ground. Another notable absentee is Norway’s Marianne Andersen, who also has had a long-term injury. She […]
13/07/2012 || Emma Klingenberg – the dream came true! ||Arena||
Emma Klingenberg won her biggest gold medal ever in the relay at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). With a perfect run on the last leg, she secured gold for Denmark.
13/07/2012 || First ever gold to New Zealand ||Arena||
A big bunch of New Zealanders ran up to the podium on the flower and prize giving ceremony. Their team mate Matt Ogden had as the first from New Zealand won an international championship in orienteering. A smiling and proud young man made the audience enthusiastic as well. He had done it. The 20-year-old athlete […]
11/07/2012 || Home ground an extra challenge ||Arena||
For the runners from Slovakia, JWOC on home ground has been the big goal for a long time. It’s great to be under way this week, they say, but also a challenge to handle the extra pressure.
10/07/2012 || First ever Canadian medal ||Arena||
Two years ago Emily Kemp took a big step and moved to the other side of the world to become an even better orienteer. Yesterday she wrote history by being the first ever Canadian to win a medal at orienteering World Championships.
10/07/2012 || Slowing down paid off in the end ||Arena||
On the long distance Eskil Kinneberg had to slow down his speed in many places, but he will still be the one standing on the highest podium in the prize giving ceremony.
10/07/2012 || Middle distance is Kirsi’s best distance ||Arena||
Even if her trainer talked about a medal fight before the long distance race, Kirsti Nurmi had been thinking about being among the ten best. Now the Finn is Junior World Champion.
09/07/2012 || Gleb learns from his team mate ||Arena||
Two years ago Gleb Tikhonov took gold at the sprint in Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships. Now he is also a champion without snow – partly thanks to his Swedish team mate. “It has been my big goal to win Junior World Championships also in orienteering”, Gleb says. The 19-year old senior took a quite […]
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