2018 World Masters Orienteering Championships Explained

The World Masters Orienteering Championships 2018 was the 23rd World Masters Orienteering Championships(WMOC) organised and held in Denmark with 4200 participants from 45 countries.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The WMOC is an annual international orienteering competition and the official world championship for orienteering runners above the age of 35. This is the largest orienteering event ever held on Danish soil. The champions were coming from 23 countries.^{[7] [8] [9]} The Danish organizers were using the WMOC as a promotional opportunity and arranged around the event several local competitions for the Danish public, which attracted participation in all ages.^[10]

Sprint

The sprint competitions took place in Hørsholm north of Copenhagen (qualifications) and in central Copenhagen (finals).^{[11] [12]} 25 champions were celebrated the first final day 8 July 2018.^[13]

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Middle distance

Middle Final took place in Tisvilde Hegn situated on the north coast of the island Zealand.Famous from numerous big events throughout the history, Tisvilde Hegn is legendary in Danish Orienteering for its special vegetation and characteristic contour features. 24 champions were celebrated the second final day 11 July 2018.^[14]

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Long distance

The long distance final took place in the classic Grib forest, which is one of the largest in Denmark. The terrain is typical for eastern Denmark and yet challenging due to its complex varieties of vegetation – from thick spruce forest to hilly, yet fast old beech forest areas. Despite the fact that wood cutting has been extensive over the previous years, large areas of old spruce still provides for fast running. 24 champions were celebrated the third final day 13 July 2018.^[15]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Veteran VM kommer til Danmark.. 2018-10-13.
2. Web site: WMOC 2018 i Nordsjælland. 2018-10-13.
3. Web site: Veteran-VM indtager Lorryland: Den ældste deltager er 100 år. Taidal. Lærke. 2018-06-29. 2018-10-15.
4. Web site: Verdens bedste veteraner dyster i skoven. Quvang. Thomas. 2018-10-15.
5. Web site: 4200 kommer til VM-stævne i Hørsholm. Timm. Morten. 2018-10-15.
6. Web site: Tusindvis af veteranløbere dyster om VM-medaljer. Taidal. Lærke. 2018-07-08. 2018-10-15.
7. Ett gäng svenska veteran-VM medaljörer. Skogssport. sv. 6/2018. 42. 0346-1297.
8. Web site: 31 svenska guld i Danmark. 2018-10-15.
9. Web site: 14 o-løbere fra Køge klar til veteran-VM. 2018-06-30. 2018-10-15.
10. Web site: Kulturmetropolens ByOrienteringsløb melder succes. da. 2018-10-13.
11. Web site: Maps from sprint finals. 2018-07-09.
12. Web site: World Masters Orienteering Championships 2018 Sprint Final Results. 2018-10-13.
13. Web site: Results – WMOC Sprint Final 2018. 2018-07-09.
14. Web site: Results - WMOC Forest Middle Final 2018. 2018-07-12.
15. Web site: Results – WMOC Forest Long Final 2018. 2018-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826211741/http://www.wmoc2018.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/WMOC-Forest-Long-Final-2018_rev6.1.pdf. 2018-08-26. dead.