World Championships in Trail Orienteering started on Wednesday with the first part of PreO. In the open class, Finns are in a good position after the opening day. Jari Turto is in the lead with full points and Antti Rusanen is in the third place with one mistake. Czechs are in the two leading positions in the paralympic class, as Jana Kostova was the best and Pavel Dudik the second best today.

Martin Fredholm from Sweden has full points after the opening day as well, but due to a much longer time spent in the timed controls, he is now in the second place after Turto.

”I must start the second day from zero with a humble mind, it’s so easy to make a mistake. The competition today was demanding, requiring precise reading of the map and the contours. I was able to match the contours well”, commented Turto, who is known as Mr. Contour among trail orienteers.
On Thursday the competition will continue with the second day of PreO. The two days’ results combined will solve the medalists. On the second day, medals for team competition are also fought for.