CISCA members ALICANTE – Alicante is one of the most flourishing cities in Spain. It is the fourth city in Spanish with a total GDP behind Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. This expansion is reflected in the tourist offers in Spain, thanks to the fantastic climate in this part of the country, with a mix of […]
BRUSSELS – The city of Alicante in the south-east of Spain is getting ready to welcome the best student orienteering champion from July 2nd to 6th in a very dry and warm Mediterranean climate. With one of the most attractive campuses inSpain, the place was almost obvious when deciding to host a World University Orienteering […]
FISU Assessor Kairis Ulp BORLANGE – ’Everybody is a winner: athletes, spectators organizers and off course university sports. I would like to thank everybody for this wonderful, wonderful event’, said FISU Assessor Kairis Ulp when she declared the 17th World University Orienteering Championship closed. At the Closing Ceremony there were many people who thanked […]
Team Sweden wins the men’s relay BORLANGE – For the second day in a row, orienteering friends gathered at Gustafs orienteering arena. The last competition of the World University Orienteering Championship, the relay, finished a week full of successful competitions. The men’s competition was in the end a tough fight between three nations. Sweden, […]
Men’s Gold Medallist Mattias Merz (SUI) Men’s Middle Distance Podium BORLANGE – The winners of the final individual middle-distance competitions at the 17th WUC Orienteering were decided today, July 22nd. The location of the races for the day was the village of Gustafs outside Borlänge. Heavy rainfall disturbed the first half of the races. […]
Jerker Lysell BORLANGE – The sprint is the latest addition amongst the different distances in orienteering. And the latest addition to the Swedish senior national team is a sprint specialist. Jerker Lysell, remember that name. After a successful time as a junior, his name is now also in the history books as a gold medalist […]
BORLANGE – At the 17th WUC Orienteering a seminar was held, led by Bengt Nybelius, Chairman of the ESA-Network. Nybelius was one of three speakers this morning and his focus was on the importance of being able to combine a good academic education with a professional career in athletics. The ESA-Network, The European Network for […]
BORLANGE – On Tuesday morning, July 20th, it was finally time for the first official start of the 17th World University Orienteering Championship. The long-distance race took place in the hills of Gyllebergen outside of Borlänge. The race director and course setter for the day, Thomas Norgren, was happy to present a typically Nordic […]
