It was a great start to the European Orienteering Championships 2026 today, with half the team qualified for the A final and several other runners narrowly missing out.
The top performance of the day was Simon Harden in 5th.
The courses proved a real test of balancing speed and intense concentration due to the low visibility and subtle contours of the area.
Immy Pieters, qualifying for the A final for the first time, commented: "The course and area were really fun; after some mistakes early on, I got into the map, and with solid focus towards the end, finished strongly. I am super excited to be in the final and am looking forward to tomorrow."
Results
Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 |
| 13th Ralph Street | 5th Simon Harden | 16th Joshua Dudley |
| 22nd Euan Tryner | 27th Matthew Gooch | 29th Charlie Rennie |
| 31st Niamh Hunter | 20th Imogen Pieters | 16th Grace Molloy |
33rd Daisy McNamara |
Images above and below all credited to Rob Lines: L-R: Simon Harden, Grace Molloy and Ralph Street. Images below L-R: Joshua Dudley, Daisy McNamara and Charlie Rennie.
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