World Masters

[SeanC]

And we could have more people working in orienteering who actually don't orienteer............... [ no comments on performance of those working for BOF at present who don't orienteer.... they do their job well]

Well yes, that's ideal, experienced orienteers who can do marketing. But someone who knows marketing can work with orienteers on local publicity. Eg. Caroline Povey produced a newspaper advert for us recently. If I'd done it, it would have looked .... pants.

There's also the job of national/regional marketing which clubs are unlikely to pick up. Lots of this is likely to be on the internet in future and another specialist skill. So long as it doesn't involve ruining other sport's websites with random spam posts.

[Mrs H]

Was there not a qualification round over night - any news of how people did?

[harry]

I don't think results at Masters Championships count for anything with the funding bodies. I might be wrong but I think they are funding a selected National team to compete at the highest senior elite level in the main championships for each sport (Olympics / World Champs). I think they are primarily interested in results in those championships. Possibly some credit might be given for paralympic trail o medals and junior international results / senior european champs / world cups but I'm under the impression that results in things like WMOC and MTBO will not hold any weight at all.
Anyway seems like Nick is running well, maybe he will join the many battling for 3 places in the WOC sprint next year. Scott, GG, Rhodri, BJ, Murray Strain, Rob Baker...

[Spookster]

Was there not a qualification round over night - any news of how people did?

Yes, I thought so too, but in fact the first Long Qual is tomorrow (tonight).

[Mrs H]

I don't know why these results haven't appeared on the main WMOC website yet but Adrian has just put them on the HOC forum - looks like we have been deprived of some fun - never mind - plenty of top GB results
http://www.wmoc2009.orienteering.asn.au/Sponsors_clone/

[redkite]

and what has happened to M50A results for day 2. Are they still looking for that elusive control?

[DJM]

The M50A course was voided by the organisers following complaints that the loose control descriptions supplied at the start did not match the course marked on the map. Some competitors were significantly affected by this.

Qualification for the M50 Finals will be done using day 1 results for M50A competitors and the combined day 1/2 results for those on M50B, none of whom were affected by this problem.

[Mrs H]

Looks like Andy Hemsted has won M60 by a clear minute Nick 3rd (good day for Harlequins) let's hope we can keep it up at the CSC. More medals there I think but i'm off to Cambridge now

[DJM]

Four medallists in all:-

W80 Gold Pella Rye
M60 Gold Andy Hemsted
M70 Bronze Arthur Boyt
M35 Bronze Nick Barrable

More details and some photos should be on the BOF website later on today (all being well)

[DJM]

Just for interest, here's this year's unofficial medals table:-



The 2008 table is at http://forum.nopesport.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8884&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=wmoc+2008&start=15

[Ravinous]

GBR is missing 1 Bronze - which I suspect is Ursula Oxburghs Sprint Bronze as she was in the results as AUS and not GBR. It doesnt change our overall position however of course.

[Blanka]

Just for interest, here's this year's unofficial medals table:-

Just as an aside I guess you ought to 'normalise' this for the number of people from each country competing altogether, because it is a self-selecting competition (i.e. those with money and time to travel to Australia) and not every country has the same number of starters...