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15.04.2014 Azerbaijan – “we’re just on the way”
Azerbaijan is taking part in the European Championships for the first time. The country’s “old and new” sport is on the way up. “At the World Championships we will have a big team”, Mirali Kazimov says. He is President of the orienteering federation in the country, and very keen and active in the work to […]

15.04.2014 Olympic Champion has found a new sport
42 years ago Jüri Tarmak high-jumped into the history of international sport, but now the Estonian’s main sport is with map and compass. “Orienteering is number one and athletics number two”, Jüri says. In Münich in 1972 the Estonian became Olympic Champion in high jump – as a member of the Soviet Union team. 42 […]

15.04.2014 Long distance final: second golds for Wyder and Hubmann
The European Championships Long distance final produced wins for Switzerland’s Judith Wyder (already Sprint champion) and Daniel Hubmann (Middle distance champion). Wyder won by more than 1½ minutes, whilst Hubmann’s victory was tighter – 25 seconds.

15.04.2014 Follow Long Distance final LIVE from 9 GMT – note the time!
European Orienteering Championships Long Distance final will take place today from 9 GMT on.

14.04.2014 Tight at the top in TrailO Championships
Full points and just 1 second difference at the timed controls; that was the situation at the top of the results board for the Open class after the first day of PreO today. Jari Turto, Finland has the smallest of advantages overnight over his fellow countryman Antti Rusanen. Michael Johansson, Sweden, leads the Paralympic class by a slightly bigger margin: 3 seconds!

14.04.2014 Payback time for Hubmann
In 2012 Daniel Hubmann missed the World Championships (WOC) on home ground due to injuries and surgery. Now he feels he is getting back to the good old level. In the Middle distance final today the Swiss star ran very fast and navigated perfectly. “It was a lot about running and pushing hard. The navigation […]

14.04.2014 Signe Søes: “not sure about the World Championships yet”
In the Middle distance final at the European Championships (EOC) Signe Søes had her biggest day as an orienteer so far, but whether she will be at the World Championships (WOC) this year is not decided for the young mother. The start list in the Middle final was based on the World Ranking, and Signe […]

14.04.2014 European Championships Middle distance final: great day for Danes and Swiss
Gold and silver for Denmark in the women’s race and for Switzerland in the men’s; Signe Søes and Daniel Hubmann both emerged victorious by 16 seconds at the end of two thrilling races.

14.04.2014 JWOC Guidelines updated
IOF Foot Orienteering Commission has updated the Guidelines for Junior World Orienteering Championships organisers.

14.04.2014 Fog delays first day of Trail Orienteering Championships
The TempO qualification competition of the European Trail Orienteering Championships on Sunday was delayed because of fog; it was simply not possible to see the controls from the viewing points