WMOC

[Mrs H.]

Just in case anyone is interested in the other end of the scale. The results of qualification Race 1 at the World Masters in Asiago Italy and available here http://www.wmoc2004asiago.org/indexeng.html

Looks like there are quite a few brits in the top 5 places - check it out

[rob f]

brits old an new can both make the top 5 then
i dunno, jwoc,wmoc, and eoc within 2 weeks

[brooner]

go on Ann Walder, 8th on W60 and Dick Amour 2nd on M65... absolute legends from the breeding ground of talent that is INVOC.

good to see rob lee (1st) & ben hartman (8th) doing well too.

[Wattok]

Colm O'Halloran 7th (M40) flying the flag for Ireland! (might see that name pop up again at WOC this year...but probably not in the same position unfortunately!)

[Mrs H.]

I know this isn't quite as rivetting as this mornings JWOC, but the results of qualiification 1+2 are available here
http://www.wmoc2004asiago.org/indexeng.html


Have sent through a report but - i don't think it's got through

[Simon]

I know this isn't quite as rivetting as this mornings JWOC

They do not have live (or semi-live) updates/results. Much more difficult to get into the event when they do not exist.

Good to see some good results from the Brits.

How does qualification work for the final?

[Godders]

80 from each age class get to the A final - so depends how many heats there are which place you need to be above.

[Mrs H.]

There are so many people and so many classes it would be almost impossible to do the live up date thing I think - qualification varies depending on the size of the class - some have 6 heats and some only 1 - last year at Halden it wasn't clear until the final start lists were posted who was in which final - i'll post my report here in case anyone wants to read it - rocky or Samsonite can move it if they like:


The vets have been feeling the heat in Italy this week during the qualification races for the World Masters Orienteering Championships at Asiago. Though not quite as hot as Halden last year, the Venetian province has been basking in the mid-80s – just like some of the competitors!

Don’t be fooled though kids – when you get to that age and if you’re still fit and healthy – you’ll find the competition is just as hard and thrusting at the sharp end of the sport – and just as fun and frustrating and the soft end – because anyone can run at the World Masters – you just pay your money, turn up and savour the experience.

Qualifications race 1 saw some outstanding performances from British vets with no less than eight finishing their heat in the top five.

Leading the way is Rob Lee M40 Interlopers and Michael Preason M60 WCOC – both winning their heat with Dick Amour M65 Invoc and Svetlana Berezina (?) W40 TVOC both in second place.

Qualification race 2 saw an astonishing 19 Brits finish in the top ten – surely assured of an A Class final. Rob Lee came in 2nd – just 20 second off the lead with Vincent Joyce, M50, Michael Pearson M60 and Dick Amour M65 also finishing second. Best placed woman is W70 Pat Grenfell of BOK, Pat endeared herself to nopers at the BOF annual meeting this year by describing juniors as “notoriously disparate”.

Perhaps it is more important for the vets than their younger counterparts at JWOC to balance qualifying with their performance in the final – so it remains to be seen who will have enough left in the tank to do the business with a clean slate on Friday!

Mrs H.

[Simon]

Thanks for the information and the report. I was struggling with searching through 50+ pages of results

[Mrs H.]

This'll calm you down now. the start lists for tomorrow's finals are up here:http://www.wmoc2004asiago.org/indexeng.html
so you can check out who made the A classes if you want to - spot the nopers - Ifor is in 35A for a starter

[SIman]

Hazel from Forth Valley Orienteers won the Siver medal in W40.

The medal table is heavily weighted to Northern Europe, with the exception of M35 W35 and W40 where the Swiss triumphed.

[SIman]

Unofficial medal table
Swe 12 4 5
Sui 3 1 3
Rus 3 1 1
Fin 2 5 5
Nor 1 5 3
Lat 1 0 0
Cze 0 2 0
Aus 0 1 1
GBR 1
Nz 0 1 0
Pol 0 0 1
USA 0 0 1
Bel 0 0 1