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09.07.2015 JWOC Long Distance: second gold for Ojanaho
Olii Ojanaho, Finland added the Long Distance crown to his Middle Distance gold medal today, winning by a comfortable 1.15. Sweden’s Sara Hagström took the women’s gold.

07.07.2015 Olli Ojanaho – alone in the forest from 5 years of age
Olli Ojanaho is already remarkably full of experience from orienteering. And from today he is also a gold medal winner at international level. The Finn was in front from the start in the first forest final at the Junior World Championships in Rauland in Norway. The last starter in the final had a gap of […]

07.07.2015 Anine Ahlsand – success all year
In the winter, Anine Ahlsand won gold at the JWOC in ski orienteering. Now in the summer she has won gold at JWOC in orienteering. The Norwegian is definitely back in business. A very happy Norwegian ran a super Middle Distance race with almost no mistakes. And she climbed up on to the highest point […]

07.07.2015 JWOC Middle Final: gold medals to Finland and Norway
Middle Distance Champions after today’s races are Anine Ahlsand, Norway and Olli Ojanaho, Finland. Both won by a margin of 14 seconds.

07.07.2015 Successful TrailO Event Adviser Clinic in Croatia
In connection with the World Trail Orienteering Championships 2015 in Croatia the IOF Trail Orienteering Commission organised a TrailO Event Adviser Clinic.

06.07.2015 Andrea Svensson going for the top
Andrea Svensson feels familiar with the unknown terrain, and hergoal is very clear ahead of the first forest Final at JWOC. “I got bronze in the Middle Distance last year. I hope to achieve a medal again”, she says. Since last year’s Championships in Bulgaria she has raised her level quite a lot. “Earlier I have […]

06.07.2015 Winnie Oakhill: “It’s a nice challenge”
Australian athlete Winnie Oakhill is getting new experiences in what to look for and what to have under her feet at the Championships in Norway, and is showing strength. “It’s difficult. I have never been overseas before this trip to JWOC and the terrain is totally different from home”, she says. “What’s under the feet […]

06.07.2015 Brought into the sport by father and friend
William Hubsch lives in Los Angeles, but the way into the sport was quite obvious. It wasn’t so obvious for Austin Fowler, but both are taking part at JWOC. William and Austin are a part of the team from USA. William is 18, and is taking part in his third JWOC. “Why I started with […]

06.07.2015 Timothy Chambers: “Great to be taking part again”
Timothy Chambers has some extra challenges with JWOC in Norway, but he has also some advantages. The South African was 33rd in the qualification and is therefore in the B-final. “We’ve been here for two-and-a-half weeks, but this terrain is very different from home”, he says. But he is also extremely experienced. “I have taken […]

06.07.2015 JWOC Middle Qualification: Nordic & Swiss dominance
Scandinavian and Swiss athletes took all but one of the eighteen top-three placings in today’s qualification races, with Sara Hagstrom, Sweden the most impressive with a win by more than 3 minutes.