The Sprint World Orienteering Championships kicked off today in Edinburgh with the Qualifiers taking place in the morning, and with six of our seven athletes making it through to the Individual Sprint Race. it was also Day 1 of the WOC Tour, and here we share the results.
It was Grace Molloy who finished the highest for Team GB in 6th, earning a podium place, with Megan Carter-Davies finishing in 9th place.
The Swedish team took both the Men and Women's Gold Medal with Martin Regborn winning the Men's race, and Tove Alexandersson coming 1st in the Women's race.
Results
| Mens | Womens |
| Nathan Lawson -15th | Grace Molloy - 6th |
| Ralph Street - 28th | Megan Carter-Davies - 9th |
| Fiona Bunn - 31st | |
| Charlotte Ward - 38th |
Pippa Archer, Performance Manager said:
"Wow, what a day! The GB athletes all did amazingly well. The courses were fiendishly tricky, physically draining, but a lot of fun!
I'm really pleased for Nathan who ran the race of his life and was rewarded with a fantastic 15th spot. But the stand-out performance was Grace's 6th place, joined by Megan in 9th - two girls in the top ten! Grace's cool head and steely determination delivered a well-earned podium place in her home town.
The team are now refuelling and resting, and are very excited for Sunday's Relay Race".
Here are the full results:
Full results Individual Sprint Race
Images below: Grace Molloy crosses the finish line in the Sprint Finals in 6th place, Megan Carter-Davies, Nathan Lawson (Rob Lines), Ralph Street (Sarah Rollins) and Fiona Bun (Rob Lines).
WOC Tour 2024 results
Day 1 of the WOC Tour took place with the Urban Sprint Race.
The winner was Boyan Ivandjikov from Edinburgh Unviersity Orienteering Club, with Tommy Rollins of Southern Navigators coming in 2nd place, and Angus Haines (OHOC) in 3rd.
A huge well done to all who participated in the race today. We hope you are looking forward to the Indoor Race tomorrow.
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