Middle distance was on the agenda today and we crowned two new world champions! Swedens Felicia Persson won the gold with and impressing 1 minute and 46 second victory and Sondre Olaussen from Norway won the gold for the men in a tight race!

Results Women

1, Felicia Persson, Sweden, 22:42
2, Janka Mikes, Hungary, +1:46
3, Anni Jantunen, Finland, +2:06
4, Marketa Hanusova, Czech Republic, +2:35
5, Tilia Olsson, Sweden, +2:53
6, Rachel Baker, New Zealand, +3:32

You can find the full results here

Results Men

1, Sondre Olaussen, Norway, 22:38
2, Ludwig Rosen, Sweden, +0:22
3, Edvin Johansson Liljegren, Sweden, +0:52
4, Mihaly Csoboth, Hungary, +0:55
5, Mads Christian Maarup, Denmark, +0:57
6, Rasmus Toyryla, Finland, +1:24

You can find the full results here

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Photos from the competition

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You can find the official photos from the JWOC competition at https://mediebank.tt.se/p/svenskorientering These photos can be used free of charge, but please always remember to credit the author. The photos cannot be used for commercial purposes.

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