JWOC Sprint Golds for Finland and Sweden
Finnish Elisa Mattila and Swedish Axel Elmblad are new junior world champions in sprint after the first day of competition at the junior WC in orienteering in Aguiar da Beira, Portugal.
The tracks in the old town of Carapito offered technically demanding orientation where seconds could easily be thrown away on the narrow roads.
But Elisa Mattila stayed cool and avoided all time loss and in the finish she was 13 seconds ahead of silver medalist Lilly Graber, SUI. Anna Karlov (CZE) was six seconds longer and won the bronze medal.
In the men’s class, Axel Elmblad rose from last year’s bronze medal at JWOC 2021 in Turkey and won by an impressive 26 seconds. Tobias Alstad (NOR) came second, while three athletes shared the bronze, Mikkel Holt (NOR), Basile Basset (FRA) and Ilian Angeli (ITA).
Dive into results, GPS and video from today’s sprint on IOF Live.
JWOC continues on Wednesday with the Sprint Relay, which is added to the JWOC program due to the ban on forest activities in Portugal.
Results
Women
1. Elisa Mattila, FIN 14:57
2. Lilly Graber, SUI 15.10
3. Anna Karlova, CZE 15:16
4. Pia Young Vik, NOR 15:20
4. Hanne Hilo, FIN 15:20
6. Tifenn Moulet, FROM 15:22
Men
1. Axel Elmblad, SWE 13:45
2. Tobias Alstad, NOR 14:11
3. Mikkel Holt NOR, 14:13
3. Ilian Angeli, ITA 14:13
3. Basile Basset, FRA 14:13
6. Pablo Ferrando, ESP 14:23
Photos: JWOC2022 / Suzana Luzir