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Dan Chissick - Israel - Back to the world of Foot-O

Back to the world of Foot-O

After a couple of weeks of MTBO (in which I dont actually participate), Ive come back straight into following WOC 2009. Unfortunately, I have yet to be impressed (even Thierry Georgiou isnt impressive when he wins - its normal). The live results on the internet are a disgrace, the terrain…
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doesnt look good enough for a world championship, and our teams results are far from their potential.Last year I followed our men closely, because they were expected to improve upon previous results. This year I had no such expectations: Pavel Gvozdev isnt fully fit after an achilles tendon injury, Alexey Marchenko has been concentrating more on running than orienteering, and Zeff Segal, though he deserves to be there, is still a long way from international elite level. The result - no-one in the finals after the middle and long distance qualifications, and performances below the levels of previous years.Why are…

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