Sunday morning was the first race of the 2019 Junior World Orienteering Championships, a sprint race in Aarhus, Denmark. The weather was set fair and the team felt well prepared following their preparation and the model event the day before.  

In what was a superbly planned and tricky sprint race, Grace Molloy kept her head, after a challenging first control, to win the first Junior Women’s medal since 2004, when Alison O'Neil also won bronze in Poland.  

Grace’s medal result was backed up by a top 10 from Fiona Bunn, who put in top splits to the first and third radio controls and second fastest to the second, before a mistake dropped her down to a joint 9^th finish.  The top British male result came from Eddie Narbett, who finished 27^th, just 50 seconds back from the winner, highlighting how tight both the men's and women's fields are in the sprint distance. 

The British team were cheered on by a large cohort of British supporters watching from a bank overlooking the run in and spectator control. The organisation and execution of the event were fantastic, a great experience for both competitors and spectators.