🏅✨ Get ready for the **1st Dhyan Chand International Orienteering Championship 2025**!
🌍🏃♂️🏃♀️ Experience the thrill of orienteering in India, as athletes from around the globe navigate diverse terrains!
🌿 **Dates**: November 7-16, 2025
📍 **Location**: India
From action-packed sprints to breathtaking middle-distance races, discover the perfect blend of athleticism, culture, and adventure.
🎯 And when you need a break from racing, explore India’s wonders, including the **Taj Mahal**, **Delhi’s historic sights**, and some unforgettable shopping spots! 🕌🛍️
Supported by PWT, the Guangdong Historical Road Orienteering Competition took place in Macau over the weekend.
The local runners were joined by some international athletes in two sprint races. The first one was a traditional event, while the second one was a “free order” sprint.
The final race of the PWT Asia “New Year” Tour took place in Ningbo University area today. Tomáš Křivda (CZE) completed his hat trick taking the third win in as many races. Women’s class saw a new winner as Hinako Inage (JPN) was the fastest. The podium was completed by Yannick Michiels (BEL) and Mihaly Ormay (HUN) together with Jana Pekarova (CZE) and Lone Brochmann (NOR).
RESULTS and MAP:
PWT wishes all the orienteering family a succesful new year 2025! More PWT activities are already planned for 2025 – see you there.
The first stage (WRE) was run in Ma’ao Village in Zhoushan. Both elite wins went to Czech as Jana Pekarova and Tomáš Křivda were the fastest. Second places were taken by Shuangyan Hao (CHI) and Yannick Michiels (BEL), with Aniko Koren (HUN) and Øystein Kvaal Østerbø (NOR) becoming third.
RESULTS and MAP
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The second stage (WRE) took place in Dinghai Ancient City in Zoushan. Tomáš Křivda (CZE) was again the fastest man with Shuangyan Hao (CHI) stepping up to take the win among women. Aniko Koren (HUN) also took a step up by taking the second place before Lone Brochmann (NOR). In the men, Yannick Michiels (BEL) took another second place before Xiaoming Liu (CHI).
Today at La Cambuse public beach we run on a map in a beautiful mixed terrain, with some controls next to a king palms forest, and some others on the beach with white sand and black volcanic stones.
Some young local runners joined the competition and everybody was very happy for the race!
The final stage of PWT Asia Tour 2024 was set in the areas of Beijing Winter Olympic Park and Shougan Industrial Relics Park, located in west-Beijing. The event center was built around the Olympics’ Big Air hill and the courses travelled in the park and in an old steel factory area – at times on two levels. Many athletes mentioned before their starts to be eagerly waiting to race as they had little information on what kind of terrain and challenges would lie ahead.
Same as yesterday, fastest woman was Emma Bjessmo (SWE), who beat today’s second Shuangyan Hao (CHI) by almost 50 seconds. Jana Peterova (CZE) on third place took her fourth podium placing on the tour.
In the men, the script was similar to previous races with Tomas Krivda (CZE) taking the victory before Yannick Michiels (BEL) and Jonas Hubacek (CZE) on second and third places. Krivda was clearly the strongest today with over a 40 second win margin.
After the PWT event, a local Score-O event was organized in the same area with 3000 participants. The PWT athletes also took part, promoting orienteering to the map enthusiasts.
PWT Asia Tour 2024 is in the books but plans for future races are already set. Follow PWT web site and social media channels for news on the upcoming tours.
Third stage of PWT Asia Tour took place in Olympic Forest Park of Beijing. In addition to the orienteers, the sunny day had driven numerous locals to the park area to watch the autumn colors and fast moving athletes. The courses were physical but varying.
Emma Bjessmo (SWE) found another gear today and was able to secure the victory after two third places. Jana Peterova (CZE) was 23 seconds and Lone Brochmann (NOR) over a minute behind, so Bjessmo had a speed of her own today.
Among the men, Tomas Krivda (CZE) was again the best leaving Yannick Michiels (BEL) and Jonas Hubacek (CZE) to second and third places. Krivda and Michiels seemed to have pretty much similar speed, but small mistakes made the difference today.
Jana Peterova commented that: “I was hesitating a bit in the beginning because it was a forest sprint which I am not so used to. But I managed to get more focus soon and after it was quite okay. After the hesitations in the beginning, I did not make any clear mistakes, so I think Emma was just a little bit faster today gaining a second or two here and there. I enjoyed the race eventhough it was a bit different to what I am used to”.
Yannick Michiels, who took his third second place, commented that: “The course was not so difficult and very fast. I compared splits with Tomas and our speed was quite similar, but I made three smaller mistakes on the long legs hitting some greener areas that slowed me down. So the difference to Tomas became on those longer legs today. My speed is on par with him, so I will need a clean race to be able to take the win in the last race. After three second places, I am motivated to get it done tomorrow”.
The tour will conclude tomorrow, also in Olympic Park, but this time in the Winter Olympic Park of Beijing.
The tour continued today in Qinling Tianzhushan Scenic Area in Shanyang. Compared to the flattish race yesterday, the terrain was quite different with a steep mountainous scenic area with lots of stairs. The courses went up and down and you really needed strength in the legs to be fast until the end. Besides the WRE, there were around 500 local runners taking part in other classes.
In today’s WRE sprint, the wins and the biggest prize money went to Czech runners as Jana Peterova and Tomas Krivda outperformed all the others. Jana climbed one position from yesterday and Tomas took his second win on the row.
Peterova was in a class of her own today, as the second fastest woman Lone Brochmann (NOR) was almost a minute behind. Emma Bjessmo (SWE) took another third place six seconds behind Brochmann.
Yannick Michiels (BEL) was second and Jonas Hubacek (CZE) third in the men’s class, so it was the same top three as yesterday. Michiels was still a bit in front of Krivda before the final big climbing legs, but Krivda was able to turn it around with a strong finish.
“It has been a good start for the tour. Really exiting locations for the races, yesterday in the old village and today under the mountain. I was really excited to come back here after the last year’s tour. I’ve managed to do quite well in both races by avoiding big mistakes, staying flexible, and running fluently throughout the races. I am happy to be able to keep my opponents behind me and exited for the two more upcoming races.”, said Tomas Krivda, who has started the tour with two victories.
“Fight the hills, fight the stairs, and also fight down the stairs. In my case that was the recipe for success today”, said women’s winner Jana Peterova, and continued that “I had a pretty clean race today – physically I didn’t feel very good, but I think everyone suffered today with jet lag and the tough course. Nice physical course and nice environment under the misty mountain.”
