Orienteering
With respect, Yuri Omeltchenko turned his eyes to the Planai mountain on 11.8.1998. The Austrian ski capital Schladming hosted the Park World Tour, also taking the runners down the World Championships downhill course.
Who did Yuri share the Schladming victory with? Find more than 240 winners in Made for loving it.
A double effort was required on 17.12.2017 in Guangdong Historical Road Orienteering Championships, not just with two races but two which demanded constant focus.
Check the intriguing maps from Guangzhou’s Huangpu Ancient Port and Haizhu Wetland Park in Made for loving it.
Lucie Böhm (now Rothauer), timekeeper Bjarte Dyngjeland, Katarina Allberg (now Smith), Karolina Arewång (now Arewång Højsgaard) and Juha Peltola enjoyed Assisi, Italy and the Park World Tour 8.8.1998.
Where did the course go? Get it – and 120 more – in Made for loving it.
21.10.2018 marked the beginning and the first race of Beijing O week 2018. Before the race, Tereza Janosikova, Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, and Maxime Rauturier, invited by the locals, tried some tai chi to wake up their muscles.
Made for loving it tells the rest of the day.
The map has hardly dried after the thunder and rain that hit Suomenlinna on Helsinki day 12.6.1998. The Finnish fortress island opened its gates for the Park World Tour orienteers – and keen followers on ramparts and cliffs.
How many of the controls were closer than 25 metres from the sea? Find them all in Made for loving it.
Emil Svensk was the fastest man in what turned out to be a triple victory for Sweden in the yards of Qianyuan Chateau winery on 23.10.2018. Here Emil punching the last control under the grapevine.
Karolin Ohlsson further provided to the Swedish success with a 2nd place in the women’s race.
Can you guess what was provided for the podium runners? Find out more in Made for Loving it.
An oasis in central Västerås, Sweden, the Djäkneberget hill drew thousands of people to the Park World Tour on 1.5.1998. At control 12, a memorial stone, the audience got as close as they could to art, history and international sport, with Edgaras Voveris already heading for the next one.
Who played at the banquet, and for how many guests? Made for loving it tells you more.
Colin Kolbe became the first ever German PWT winner on 25.10.2018 in Beijing Garden Expo Park, another area covering several orienteering map sheets. Small stairs didn’t bother his map reading too much.
What did Colin think about his historical race? Read it in Made for loving it.
Amidst a week of unique experiences, 42 orienteers climb the Great Wall for a training run. They have introduced their sport to students, journalists and ambassadors in the Chinese capital, heading for the Ming Tombs 15.3.1998. There, they will delight university representatives from all over the land with another race – and a lucky lottery winner with a mobile phone.
Which national Olympic Committee member hosted the banquet? Check the possibilities in Made for loving it.
These three words are combined in the Olympic Forest Park of Beijing, which is a huge area covering also several orienteering map sheets. On 26.10.2018 the PWT runners got to experience the hillier part of the park. Anja Arbter punching in one of the controls set in the middle of a steep slope.
What route choices would you have taken on the course where contours played a major part of the challenge? Check the map in Made for loving it.