Orienteering
An oasis in central Västerås, Sweden, the Djäkneberget hill drew thousands of people to the Park World Tour on 1.5.1998. At control 12, a memorial stone, the audience got as close as they could to art, history and international sport, with Edgaras Voveris already heading for the next one.
Who played at the banquet, and for how many guests? Made for loving it tells you more.
Colin Kolbe became the first ever German PWT winner on 25.10.2018 in Beijing Garden Expo Park, another area covering several orienteering map sheets. Small stairs didn’t bother his map reading too much.
What did Colin think about his historical race? Read it in Made for loving it.
Amidst a week of unique experiences, 42 orienteers climb the Great Wall for a training run. They have introduced their sport to students, journalists and ambassadors in the Chinese capital, heading for the Ming Tombs 15.3.1998. There, they will delight university representatives from all over the land with another race – and a lucky lottery winner with a mobile phone.
Which national Olympic Committee member hosted the banquet? Check the possibilities in Made for loving it.
These three words are combined in the Olympic Forest Park of Beijing, which is a huge area covering also several orienteering map sheets. On 26.10.2018 the PWT runners got to experience the hillier part of the park. Anja Arbter punching in one of the controls set in the middle of a steep slope.
What route choices would you have taken on the course where contours played a major part of the challenge? Check the map in Made for loving it.
Hundreds of eager students queued up to learn more about a new sport on 14.3.1998. After the first international orienteering race in Beijing, China, Jenni Adams, Odin Tellesbø and the other Park World Tour athletes took the new beginners around the course at Tshinghua University.
How far had the competition got when the last map was printed? Get your own copy in Made for loving it.
27.10.2018, PWT International Orienteering Park, Linqigu orienteering town in Langfang, China, saw the ending of one highly successful orienteering career as Jonas Leandersson finished his last season of international orienteering (at least to date – he still seems to be in great shape).
The official video from the 2018 Beijing O Week / PWT China tour:
Cabin fewer? Check the map and race details in Made for loving it to find out.
Relaxing citizens, tai-chi practitioners and boy scouts of Hong Kong got surprising company on 7.3.1998, when runners in colourful dresses appeared in the lung of the peninsula. Karin Schmalfeld did a focussed race in Kowloon Park.
Who cooked the meal for the Park World Tour band afterwards? Get a taste in Made for loving it.
The Guangdong Historical Road Orienteering Championship 2018, organized by PWT collaborator De-Best Company, kicked off on 16.12.2018 with spectacular festivities and most importantly, hugely challenging sprint courses. The best on those courses you can see in the picture below.
But how did they end up in the podium; See the recording from the live broadcast on YouTube:
And for all the rest, order Made for loving it.
Vickie Wong Wai Ching, one of Hong Kong’s most merited national team orienteers, welcomed the world’s best to the Asian premiere of the Park World Tour. The race at Hong Kong Sports Institute 6.3.1998 was one of the fastest ever in the PWT history.
What was the pace per kilometre of the winning woman and man? Catch the clues in the 25 years anniversary book Made for loving it.
On 18.12.2018, Sanjiang and Daqitou, two small ancient villages belonging to Foshan city, really provided in terms of orienteering. Two races, double the challenge, extremely technical orienteering, for sure one of the most challenging races in PWT history.
Again, it was hundreds of local runners taking part also.
These ancient villages are part of a program to preserve this kind of old architecture seen in Daqitou:
What would have been your tactique to find the controls? See the maps from these and all the other PWT races in full resolution in Made for loving.