Guangdong style

No time to stop for bananas – Yannick Michiels flying out from the banana forest to enter the Yanzhou Island village, and ultimately taking a victory in the race on 13.12.2017.

PWT congratulates Yannick for his recent EOC silver medal, his first in international orienteering championships.

Want to know how does a banana forest look on map? The answer is in Made for loving it.

Dressed for the games

The fashion models invited to entertain the orienteers in Olomouc 13.8.1998 suddenly found Katarina Borg, Hanne Staff & the gang in their dresses, taking over the catwalk. Jörgen Mårtensson, in a Winnie the Pooh tie, thanked the Czech Olympic Committee president Milan Jirasek with a Park World Tour standard.

Photo: Jaroslav Kačmarčík
Photo: Czech Orienteering Federation, CSOB

Where did the race start, finish and banquet take place? Made for loving it shows it all.

One more

Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, one of the most merited runners in PWT history, took one more victory on 15.12.2017 in the forests of Xiqiao Mountain in Foshan. Here holding the biggest prize cheque together with the women’s winner Laura Ramstein.

How many PWT races has Øystein won? And Laura? Who has the most wins and points? Check the facts in Made for loving it.

Up the mountain

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.

Photo: Thommy Nyhlén

Who did Yuri share the Schladming victory with? Find more than 240 winners in Made for loving it.

Bridges and alleyways

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.

A postcard from the saints

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.

Photo: Jaroslav Kačmarčík

Where did the course go? Get it – and 120 more – in Made for loving it.

Warming up with the locals

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.

Island views

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.

PWT 1998 Helsinki map piece – Mapmaker & course setter: Henrik Tala

How many of the controls were closer than 25 metres from the sea? Find them all in Made for loving it.

A punch under the grapevine

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.

Photo: Tuomas Kari

Karolin Ohlsson further provided to the Swedish success with a 2nd place in the women’s race.

Photo: Tuomas Kari

Can you guess what was provided for the podium runners? Find out more in Made for Loving it.

Cool on the hill

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.

Photo: Erik Borg

Who played at the banquet, and for how many guests? Made for loving it tells you more.