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it is the version of the sport speciallywithout the running across the terraln

Take note ofthe date Thursday 16

designed for disabled entrants,which

The trall orienteers walk or wheel round

September 2004 That was the day ofmeans relatively smali numbers of par―the tracks(Or trails)frOm One controlto

the first World Champlonships in Trail

ticipants and it has taken time to spread the next At each control viewing point

Orienteering atヽ/asterasin sweden Thatto sufncient federahons to satisfy thea number of orienteering inarkers can

was the day of one ofthe mostrnoving

minimum number requrements for hold̲

be seen′up to five The competitor has

ceremonies ever seen in orienteering7

ine WOrid championships Butitis now

to decide which ofthe rnarkers,or evenwhen the｀ paralympic′ class winners

there and on its way

stepped onto the rostrum to receive

none ofthem′ coincides、vith the centre
ofthe circle on the map and the acメ

their gold′
silver and bronze medals

For those who are unfanllliar withcompanying description The competi‐

That was the day that trail orienteering

trail orienteering a brief description

toris not permitted to leave the trackcame ofageis in order At the elite level of worid

and has to seek out subtle clues inchamplonships it requires the highest

orderto solve the problem Nor can heTrall orienteering is the last of the fourstandards of map reading and terrainor she take lone aboutit At the worid

disciplines in orienteering to reach worid

recognition Much the same as in elite

championships there、 vere 18 controls

championship status The reason is thatfoot orienteering,you might say but

on a course of 2 5 knl which had tO

with tied scores And thatis an there is

say Possibly so′but rnuch more likely

to itidue to the extensive participation thatThat the worid championships weretice and skill that ensues

preャ③ hasin sweden,with ali the prac‐

tough was self evident The competitors
conling into the finish were physicallyA

exhausted and mentally drained Allchampionships and thatis for the best
iparalympic'class team This award went

creditァthen′to the medal winners fromNonA′ay Ukraine and the United Statest h i r da w a r di sm a d ea tt h ew o r l d

to Great Btttain

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Swedish Orienteering Federation′
who

These first h/orid championships in Trailgave the same care and attention to then/Orld Trail orienteering Championships

elite in organisation′elite in course

as to the‖′brid orienteering Champion,settingァand elite in competitor perform‐ships being held at the same time inance lt sets the standard for others toand aroundヽ/asteras lt is fitting that

follow Next yearthe champiOnships arethese first wOrid championships in trail

held in lapan From the careful prepa‐

Orienteerine Were elite in every respect,orienteering should be held in sweden′

ration we have witnessed′

the cradle of traditional orienteerine andworthy successO■

it will be a

the lead country in trail orienteering′
although they callit｀′
pre,orientering′which stands for precision orienteering
Although trali orienteering focuses onFootnotei The descttption｀paralympic'is used in
preFerence to Otherterm5 but wtth due deFerence to thei n t e r n a t i O n a l P a r a l y m p i c c Oomtmttetntteeee tTtrnag‖
is not a ttralympic sport but has aspradOns tO makeapphcatiOn to become onein due cOurse

be completed in 2/2 hOurS But that

disabled participation′
there is an open

was not all′i n addition there were twoclass which is decided overtwo days oftirned controis with penalties for eet,competition The medal winners in thisネ″脇r々r(GBR)ヮ as̀海夕IOF Eッタ夕)Bri夕″̀

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