The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) President Brian Porteous went proudly to greet his national team at the end of the Mixed Sprint Relay race yesterday.
Today was another great day for the British team at the World Orienteering Championships with Charlotte Ward, Peter Hodkinson, Kris Jones and Cat Taylor achieving our best result ever in the Sprint Relay.
Live coverage from the World Orienteering Championships to be held in Sweden from Saturday 20 August – Saturday 27 August 2016 can be seen in the UK via IOF LiveCenter.
The World Orienteering Championships takes place from Saturday 20 August – Sunday 28 August and Great Britain have a team of 13 athletes targeting top performances as they compete in the forests and around the harbour districts of Strömstad and Tanum i
Kris Jones (Forth Valley Orienteers / Swansea Bay Orienteering Club / Ulster University) takes the win in the Men's race and there were a further four top ten results.