The “Easter Prize” sprint orienteering competition, which this time took place on August 28 due to the corrections introduced by the pandemic, has ended with the emotionally saturated knock-out sprint competition. Approximately 340 participants tested their strength and skills in the distances spread in the rain-soaked yards of Mežciems.
The competition started with individual sprint distances for participants of all ages and skill groups, for whom it was the last opportunity of this season to accumulate the total points of the Latvian Sprint Cup. Although the distances in the vicinity of Riga built during the Soviet era were not very complicated and the running speed was very important, care had to be taken not to lose seconds or even minutes by falling into one of the traps of the distance planner.
“Easter Prize” main competition
In the elite group, the individual sprint was counted as a separate competition with its own rating and its results gave decisive points in the overall rating of the Latvian Sprint Cup, but in equal distances with groups of 16-18-35 it was also a qualifying round for knock-out sprint. This fact meant that different approaches could be seen in the first round of the competition, for example, some athletes tried to save strength in the knock-out rounds, while others made mistakes and ran back to lose.
More information and photos can be viewed at the Latvian Orienteering Federation Homepage.
Photo (Jānis Līgats): https://photos.app.goo.gl/59RRLEnqtapzPV7c8
Sprint results: https://lof.lv/seriali_rez/?id=2021040500#r
Knock-out sprint results: https://lof.lv/seriali_rez/?id=2021082800#g
All maps and some road variations: https://photos.app.goo.gl/yxRBedytgAfWYZbx7
GPS iteration: https://otracker.lt/
Video: https://youtu.be/uOESemdyk9I
The competition is financially supported by Riga City Council.
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