Asia

A different summer for Asian orienteering

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A different summer for Asian orienteering

The coronavirus pandemic is still raging and Asian countries continue to be vigilant. Orienteering activities have not completely resumed, and are at the mercy of the pandemic and the related restrictions. Here are some developments in Asia during the summer: 1. Next Asian Championships in 2022 continue to be in South Korea Like most major […]

Asia

Did you know…?

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Hong Kong is probably the earliest place in Asia to have orienteering as a sport. Being one of the last remaining British colonies in the 20th century, the British Armed Forces brought the sport from Europe to Hong Kong in the 1950s/1960s, then taught the police and the scouts how to play it, then taught […]

AsOC

Asian Champs ended—and 2019 comes

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Asian Championships (AsOC) in Hong Kong ended with middle distance and relay. Japan took the most high-ranks in middle distance while Hong Kong and China teams went well in sprint. A few European runners were top, e.g. Vojtěch Král and Denisa Kosová from the Czech Republic. Full results (relay results not posted yet at the […]