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In August, for the first time in Latvia, there will be a world championship of sporting orientation, where 42 countries have confirmed their willingness to start, the organizers informed Wednesday. Currently, almost all the best landmarks in the world have arrived in Latvia to participate in team selection competitions in Limbazi and Ligatne from July 6th to 8th.
339 athletes, 184 men and 155 women, have been nominated for the World Championship, which will take place from August 4th to 12th. Most countries have not yet set up teams, so selection competitions will be held in Latvia. 251 players from 26 countries will participate in the selection of the team, including the world's best leaders, including world ranking leader, Norwegian Olav Lundaness, and his closest rivals, Switzerland's Mathias Kiburcs and Daniel Hubman. The women's league leader, champion of Europe and the world over medium and long distances, will start the tournament, Tove Aleksandersone and world champion Maestro Alma in the sprint.
The team also selects the Latvian team that introduced 11 athletes to the world championship. .
Among the members of the Championship are the last medalists of the world champions: Sweden, France, Switzerland, Finland, Russia and Ukraine, as well as distant lands geographically distant from Latvia [19659003] 35. The world championship will win 10 medals in five disciplines. The exciting promise to be a sprint discipline, which will take place in Old Riga and Agenskalns, while forest distances are planned in the Sigulda area. These tournament sites will be chosen so that it is interesting to see the competition as supporters. The Sigulda competition center will be Laurentius' new cross-country ski run and Turaida – the song garden.
World Championship in Sporting Competitions
4. August – sprint qualification and finals in Riga
5. August – sprint relay in Riga
7. August – the average distance to Sigulda
9. August – Relay to Turaida
11. August – long distance to Turaida
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