WC2

[Homer]

Anyone have an insight into what happened in the Sprint Relay today?

Decent result for GBR in 5th, but only thanks to half the field mispunching or getting disqualified. EMIT timing. Coincidence??

[greywolf]

Didn't watch it live but splits and tracking suggest most (14/17?) of mp were due to missing out a fairly noddy control just before the finish

[NeilC]

Didn't watch it live but splits and tracking suggest most (14/17?) of mp were due to missing out a fairly noddy control just before the finish

We were sent an image of the map that was being handed out in the arena and not only was that control on a straight line between the last and third-to-last control but also most of the circle had been cut away to show the OOB blocks. A classic scenario for not spotting it on the map.

[IanD]

As a geriatric, I frequently grump about orienteering becoming a test of visual acuity in spotting things on the map rather than a test of navigation ability. Perhaps some of the elites may have a better understanding after this one?

[greywolf]

having now seen the competition maps rather than the loggator version it's easy to see why that control got missed