Nordic Orienteering Championships
The Nordic Orienteering Championships (NOC) were first held
in Sweden in 1955, and until 1988 were restricted to residents of the
Nordic countries. From 1995 the championships have been staged every two
years. The last championships, staged in Finland, saw participants from 21
countries take part in the Junior, H/D20 and H/D21 classes. Away from the
elite classes, there is always a programme of spectator events.
This years championships sees the event centre located in the
Swedish town of Flen, in the province of Södermanland, approximately 120km
W of Stockholm.
The programme for this years event is as follows:
Thursday 1st May Opening Ceremony
Sprint RaceH21 2.7km
D21 2.3kmNews and Results Friday 2nd May Classic Race H21 15.9km
D21 9.9kmNews and Results Saturday 3rd May Short Race H21 5.1km
D21 4.4kmNews and Results Sunday 4th May Relay H21 3 x 9.8km
D21 3 x 7.0kmNews and Results
GB will be represented by:
Jamie Stevenson, Jon Duncan, Oli Johnson, Daniel Marston, Ed Nash, Richard Wren, Heather Monro, Sarah Rollins, Jo Stevenson, Jenny Whitehead, Helen Winskill and Hannah Wooton.
Other news centres around the Swedish and Norwegian teams.
Only 3 of the 10 man Swedish team have elected to run in the Sprint race, believing that by missing the race, it will give them a better chance in Friday's Classic competition.
News from the Norwegian camp, is that both the reigning champion Jörgen Rostrup, and Bernt Björnsgaard, will miss the competition due to illness. However, the Norwegians have been boosted by the return of multi-world medallist Hanne Staff, who missed the 10-Mila through illness.
Last Updated : 05.05.03