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08/07/2011 || Austrian gold medalist well prepared ||Arena||
The first ever Austrian Junior World Orienteering Champion Robert Merl is known for performing best when it really counts. Middle distance final was so far his best day at these Championships. “Why I am doing well? I have done regular training since I was 13 years old and seriously since I was 15–16 years old”, […]
08/07/2011 || A great race for the Klingenberg sisters ||Arena||
The Danish women are very impressive. On the middle distance there were two sisters among the best four. “There is not that many orienteers in Denmark, but it’s a good environment and there is others to learn from”, say the 19-year-old Emma and 17-year-old Ita Klingenberg. The sisters gave each other a big hug at […]
08/07/2011 || Successful “Olympic Games for Czech Children” ||Arena||
Altogether 4300 participants from 20 different sports and 14 different Czech regions took part in “the 5th Summer Olympic Games for Czech Children” multisport event in Olomouc. For the first time also orienteering was included in these Games and IOF Senior Vice President, Marcel Schiess, was witnessing the event. 54 girls and 54 boys of […]
07/07/2011 || Wonderful with championships on home ground ||Arena||
Rafael Podzinski enjoys being on home ground and hope for strong legs on the middle final. The Polish is ready for being one of the very best. “When I think about the home audience with a lot of friends and other people I get energy”, says Rafael. He was fifth in his heat in the […]
07/07/2011 || Young talent from New Zealand ||Arena||
Before today’s middle distance final only one person from New Zealand has done better than Angela Simpson in Junior World Championships. Tania Robinson was fifth in the 1992 Junior World Championships short distance. “It was exiting and big to be sixth on the sprint”, Angela says. She even made some mistakes in the sprint. “With […]
05/07/2011 || Almost like at home ||Arena||
Photo: Erik Borg Ida Bobach achieved yet another victory in the long distance race in Poland. Now she has reached the goal of having ten Junior World Championships medals, a new record. “But I will not stop now. I will try my best to get more”, she promises. Ida was more than a minute faster […]
05/07/2011 || A surprised winner ||Arena||
Yngve Skogstad won by more than a minute in the long distance. Norwegian Yngve Skogstad was somewhat surprised to win the long distance at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Poland. He really had not dreamt about being a junior world champion. “I have never before been at the level of the very best in […]
04/07/2011 || Four gold medals as target ||Arena||
Ida Bobach runs in to take her fifth Junior World Orienteering Championships gold medal. Ida Bobach has a very ambitious target for her last Junior World Orienteering Championships: the Dane is aiming for four gold medals. So far, so good! “There are so many good runners, not least in the Danish team. It will not […]
04/07/2011 || The first French junior world champion ||Arena||
Photo: Erik Borg Lucas Basset is the new junior sprint world champion. He not only grabbed his first medal at this year’s JWOC but he was also the first ever Frenchman to take a gold medal at Junior World Orienteering Championships. Basset had a superb race. “I didn’t really expect this. Long and middle distance […]
26/06/2011 || Daniel back in the game ||Arena||
Daniel Hubmann started first and finished first. The Swiss is back in track again. Daniel Hubmann was unbeatable at World Cup event 3 in Norway – a race that ended with a big Swiss celebration. There were a total of five Swiss orienteers among the six best and Olav Lundanes from Norway on fourth place […]
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