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WMOC in Portugal

My clubmate Vladimir Ioffe qualified for the A final in M70 at WMOC. Usually there are a few Israelis at WMOC, but rarely in the A final - most are ranked in the bottom half of the qualification heats. I participated in M35 in Canada 2005 (A final, but there…
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werent many competitors) and in Finland 2007 (19th in B final).Vladimir immigrated from Russia to Israel 6-7 years ago with his family, and hardly speaks any Hebrew (try learning a new language at 65!), but participates enthusiastically in most orienteering events. We have lots of immigrants from ex-USSR countries, and most of those who orienteer did so over there as well.I was in Portugal this winter, and liked it very much. First, there are the beaches: And then there is the orienteering terrain along the coast: The terrain is ideal for training, because there are a lot of maps, the…

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