Watch LIVE: World Schools Championship in orienteering, hosted by Estonia

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Mon, 2019-04-29 12:47

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From 29 April to 5 May 2019, Otepää, Estonia and Estonian School Sport Union will host the 18^th edition of the World Schools Championship in orienteering.

The championship is supported by the official ISF sponsor Kinder+Sport.

Orienteering is a sport that perfectly connects the navigational skills and physical ability to move at speed through unfamiliar terrain. The sport entered the ISF programme in 1987.

ISF Executive Committee (EC) entrusted the organisation of the 18th Orienteering World Schools Championship to Otepää, Estonia. The event is being held at the Tehvandi Sports Centre in Otepää, Estonia.

WSC in numbers

47 teams
23 countries
23 girls team
24 boys team
595 athletes (298 boys + 297 girls)
100 volunteers
3 races
164 controls

Participating delegations / ISF Members:

Boys (23 teams): Austria, Belgium FC, Belgium Flanders, Brazil, China, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Girls (24 teams): Austria, Belgium FC, Belgium Flanders, Brazil, China, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

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