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South Africa Orienteering Team - Top 10 for South Africa at WOC!

Top 10 for South Africa at WOC!

Well... sort of. Only if you count the Beer-O on the Sunday evening just before the final banquet and party!The second half of WOC for Team South Africa once again continued to have mixed results as Eugene battled to overcome blisters, Cobus battled to overcome the big step up to…
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international competition and as Nicholas battled to overcome a cold from the previous week. Thus a Top-10 at the Beer-O, organised by Team USA, is something to be proud of (we think).SprintThursdays Sprint race was a tough affair, with qualifications races in the morning, followed by the final for the Top 15 in each heat in the afternoon. Once again, there werent any real hopes that the South African competitors would make this final, but goals were set against many of our peer nations.In Heat C, Eugene finished with 2 notable mistakes at #5 and #13 which saw him loose…

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