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PWT Academy – O-Ringen stage 4

Stage 4
At some point we had pouring rain. Everybody was soaked today, but still smiling and completing the race 🙂

The participants of the Academy were interviewed by the local Sverige Radio where they talked about how they find the races and the terrains here, and how is orienteering in their home countries.

At the arena, we met the great Marten Bostrom ! 🤩

In the evening, we had the chance to sit with Grant Bluett, gold medal in the World Games in 2001, who shared his orienteering life with us,
and with Jenny Nilsson – Event Manager of IOF who explained the World Orienteering Day project, which will soon become WOW: World Orienteering Week!

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PWT Academy – O-Ringen stage 3

This interesting middle distance was, as usual, easy for someone and more challenging for other participants to the Academy.
Nobody gave up even after a long time out in the forest.

As usual, in the evening we had the analysis of the race.

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PWT Academy – O-Ringen rest day

In the free day we took some participants of the Academy to see the MTBO stage in Järpen.

We also promoted the 2 must-have books for all orienteers:
•the history of sprint orienteering, in “Made for loving it”
•the collection of all maps and memories of World O-Championships since 1966: “Memories of the winners”

We went then for sightseeing the Ristafallet falls

And some of the participants went in town to watch the Sprint race of Elite classes.

We enjoyed to make together a puzzle of orienteering map awarded by LearnJoy ☺️

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PWT Academy – O-Ringen stage 2

With a much more pleasant weather today, the race in an open area was easier for someone, and more challenging for others. Anyway everybody completed the course end enjoyed the day.

In the evening we had the pleasure to welcome Peo Bengtsson who told us about how O-Ringen started and some other amazing memories, while Albin and Johanna Ridefelt gave the Academy participants some very valuable advices.

We are so grateful for this day!

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PWT Academy – O-Ringen stage 1

Stage 1!
Some run very good, some less good, but NO ONE GAVE UP!

All Academy participants completed the races on the wet terrains of today’s race. The race included the corridor to the finish with some very muddy parts.

All returned smiling!

After the long day out at the race and arena, we analyzed everybody’s competition.

Looking for tomorrow’s race!

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PWT/O-Ringen Academy training

First day of O-Ringen Academy, Thursday 20th July 2023
Started with training in Otssjö,

continued with a visit to the O-Ringen square, where Nuno from Mozambique,
Ricardo from Colombia and Paul from Malaysia where interviewed
by Per Forsberg of Radio O-Ringen, who also interviewed Jaroslav Kacmarcik.

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PWT Academy meets India/2

Recently, Giulia – Project Manager of PWT Academy, visited the Lovely Professional University of Jalandhar, Punjab (LPU) with the help of Dev Balhara. 

Successful meetings were held with Dr Sorabh Lakhanpal, Associate Dean at Division of Students Affairs and Dr. V. Kaul, Professor and Associate Director – Division of Sport, who are keen to introduce orienteering and add a new sport to the 26 already practiced at the LPU. 

The campus of the University is very big, 6km square, more than 25.000 students, 150 programs, students from more than 26 countries, and it is suitable to host both orienteering seminars but also orienteering races. 

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Last weekend in ASOM – Antwerp

Last week we were present in Antwper, Belgium for the great races of ASOM, organised by Antwerp Orienteers.

On our desk all the participants could see or buy the PWT 25 years book, you can still buy it here!

Or get info about Mauritius 3 days Orienteering event of the next November…

And also get info about the book “Memories of the winners” – and leaf through and extract of it!

The WRE race of Sunday was spectacular, and we awarded the winners Megan Carter-Davies and Matthias Kyburz with a voucher to Mauritius 3 days Orienteering!

But don’t worry too much, there’s still a chance to win the last 2 vouchers for Mauritius Orienteering at the sprint race of WOC Denmark 2022!

Keep following us and stay updated about where you can meet us next and where to pick up the book without shipping costs.

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Mapping in progress – Mauritius

The mapping continued in Mauritius with the arrival of Petr Hranicka, international mapper.
Together with Roman, and with the unshakable help of John Domah of Orienteering M, the map works continued to Domain de Lagrave, fully supported by Mr Gilbert, the owner.

This is such an interesting area for orienteering. Are you ready to compete here? We are finalizing the preliminary info of Mauritius 3 days, next year in November 😎
Stay tuned!

from left: Mr Gilbert, Roman, Petr, John