Spot the Difference

BY MICHAEL HUBBERT

We bring you part of a complex granite map. Scale is 1:5000 for better legibility. Map 1 is the original drawing. Map 2 contains 15 changes. CAN YOU FIND ALL 15 ??

World Trail Orienteering Championships 2023 in Czechia

There were 35 competitors in the Para Elite category in Precision Orienteering, representing 11 European countries. Michael Johansson and Ola Jansson, both Swedish, correctly identified 61 of 68 controls, but Michael was 3 s faster in decision-making at timed controls. Vladyslav Vovk from Ukraine gained 57 points and the bronze medal. The medallists in the Open category, scored 67 points each, and they were from Norway (gold), Germany (silver) and Italy (bronze). The 105 Open competitors came from 19 European countries, Japan, USA and Hong Kong.

Nea Shingler at National Sprint Championships in Sweden and Denmark

Nea Shingler placed third in W20E at Swedish National Sprint O Championships in May. A week later, her international mixed relay team with Jim Bailey (GB), Jakub Plonk (CZE) and Eliska Hajkova (CZE) came third in the senior elite class in Danish National Sprint O Championships.

Quiz answers

Quiz Answer: 1C.

Compass Points Solution: Hopefully you can see a kangaroo.

Spot the Difference solution

IOF country codes

Code Country Code Country

AUS Australia CZE Czechia

DEN Denmark FIN Finland

HUN Hungary NOR Norway

NZ New Zealand ROU Romania

SUI Switzerland SWE Sweden

Glossary of acronyms

AO The Australian Orienteer

AOC Australian Orienteering Championships

ASC Australian Sports Commission

ASOC Australian Schools Orienteering Championships

DNF Did Not Finish

DNS Did Not Start

EOC European Orienteering Championships

EOD Enter On the Day

EYOC European Youth Orienteering Championships

IOC International Olympic Committee

IOF International Orienteering Federation

JWMTBOC Junior World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships

JWOC Junior World Orienteering Championships

MTBO Mountain Bike Orienteering

NOL National Orienteering League

O Orienteering

OA Orienteering Australia

OACT Orienteering Australian Capital Territory

Victorinox Award

This issue’s Victorinox Award goes to Francesca Taufer for providing The Australian Orienteer with her photos and articles. Francesca will receive a Victorinox Handyman which includes 24tools and features – retail value $139.