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14.04.2014 The champion wasn’t sure he could start
Jonas Leandersson, European Sprint Orienteering Champion in 2012 and 2014. Photo: Erik Borg Jonas Leandersson got an illness in his throat on Tuesday. He had to skip the Middle distance qualification, but gave the Sprint qualification a try and got to the final. “I started in the Sprint qualification and my health didn’t get worse. […]

14.04.2014 Judith Wyder: “It’s good to have the extra pressure”
Judith Wyder after the victory in Sprint. Photo: Erik Borg For Judith Wyder it’s kind of a new world this season. The Swiss athlete is happy to be more responsible for her results. “Of course there is a change for us others in the team now that Simone (Niggli) has stopped her career”, Judith says. […]

13.04.2014 European sprint champions are Wyder and Leandersson
Judith Wyder, Switzerland and Jonas Leandersson, Sweden are the two new Sprint champions after closely-fought races in Portugal today. Wyder was fastest by just 2 seconds, whilst Leandersson had a more comfortable victory by 9 seconds in retaining his European Sprint title from 2012.

12.04.2014 Nicholas Simonin: “I had to move away”
Already as a youngster, Nicholas Simonin spent a year away from home. Now he has been living abroad for five years, just to do very well with map and compass. He’s the only one from Ireland who is in the Sprint or the Long final at the European Championships in Portugal. In the Middle distance, […]

12.04.2014 “This helps the sport to be better known”
João Figueiredo is happy to have all the best orienteers in the world on home ground, and that’s not only for getting tough competition. João has the Sprint as his main distance, and the fast Portuguese was number eight in one of the three heats and secured a safe place in the A-final. “I had […]

12.04.2014 Keren Ziv – making history
There is a new nation represented among the finalists in the women’s classes at the European Championships: an Israeli who likes to work hard over a long period, and that’s for sure a plus in the long final. “I have reached my goal. Now I will have a good final”, Keren Ziv says. She is […]

12.04.2014 Ursula Kadan – going for three times top 20
Ursula Kadan is better prepared than ever. The Austrian is hoping for new international steps forward in the coming days. “I want to be among the 20 best in all the three finals”, Ursula says. First it is the Sprint on Sunday evening in Pamela. Monday is the Middle distance day, and the last individual […]

12.04.2014 Italian team: important races on the route to home ground
For the Italians there’s no doubt what’s most important this year, but the World Cup and European Championships in Portugal is very important too. “There’s still time to make some changes resulting from what happens here”, Carlotta Scalet says. The Italian was 17th on the Long qualification and just got into Tuesday’s final. – What’s […]

12.04.2014 Swiss dominance in Sprint qualification
Swiss runners won four out of the six Sprint qualifying heats in the European Championships run today, and also took two second places in the women’s heats by just 2 seconds in each case.

11.04.2014 Emily Kemp: big decision ahead
Two years ago Emily Kemp became the first Canadian with a medal in the Junior World Championships. This year she is aiming for a new personal best as a senior, and an important decision is on the way. The 22-year-old Canadian is currently taking part in the World Cup in Portugal. Today she qualified for […]