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1st World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Veszprém, Hungary 14th - 19th August 2006 |
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Exciting relay competition for men! |
At the first WDOC mens relay, the lead
changed after every lap. Tomas
Kuzminskis started the final lap in
third place by 4˝ minutes and fought
through to win for Lithuania by less
than two minutes from Ukraine, with
Russia a further four minutes behind.
The Ukraine ladies compieted a clean sweep of gold medals, followed by Russia and Lithuania. Click here for results. |
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Third competition of 1st World Deaf Orienteering Championships: middle distance |
Another surprise result in the mens
competition: 21 year-old Victor Dinges
of Russia won by 12 seconds from
favourite Tomas Kuzminskis of Lithuania.
Ukraine triumphed again in the ladies competition, with Maryna Chekhunova winning her second gold medal. Anita Kormány of Hungary unexpectedly took second place. Click here for results. |
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Long distance competition was in hard terrain |
Suprise result in the mens competition:
Sankin Oleksandr of Ukraine won, beating
pre-race favourite Tomas Kuzminskis of
Lithuania into second place. Tomas said
he lost too much time.
Ukraine also triumped in the ladies competition with Melnyk Iana winning from Chekhunova Maryna. Click here for results. |
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First competition sprint on 1st World Deaf Orienteering Championships |
Tomas
Kuzminskis from Lithuania won the
championship, by only 2 seconds from
Russian Victor Dinges. Maryna Chekhunowa
from Ukraine won sprint for women. Click
here for results.
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Pakistan deaf athletes not coming to Hungary |
The
Pakistan team is not coming to the World
Deaf Championships because of politics.
The Hungarian authorities have refused
visas at the last minute.
Now only 14 nations and 62 o-runners will participate in the World Deaf Orienteering Championships. Upd. 15.08.2006 |
15 Nations and 69 o-runners to participate in World Deaf Orienteering Championships |
The
upcoming World Deaf Orienteering
Championships: We already got many final
registration. 15 nations and 69 o-runners will compete in the week-long
international event.
Four nations: Australia, Norway, Switzerland, and USA dropped out of World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Veszprém. Click here: Numbers of competitors. Upd. 12.08.2006 |
USA has dropped out of WDOC in Veszprém |
They are sorry to inform you, that the USA Team will not participate in the 1st WDOC in Veszprem. For different reasons, the athletes will be indispensable. Upd. 22.07.2006 |
News about change chairman for WDOC Organizing Committee |
Hungarian Deaf Sports Federation will inform you that the Board Meeting electeded Mr. Zsolt Nyriö to be chairman of 1st WDOC Organinzing Committee after Bela Panyi´s withdrawal. Upd. 15.07.2006 |
Switzerland has dropped out of WDOC in Veszprém |
They are sorry to inform you, that the Swiss Team will not participate in the 1st WDOC in Veszprem. For different reasons, the athletes will be indispensable. Upd. 14.07.2006 |
Inform from the WDOC host! Concerning transport and accommodation |
Please do contact to HDSF Office about
transport and accommodation. Their
mail address is:
msssz@msssz.hu.
Also you can look at the HDSF
homepage for the
WDOC in Veszprém address etc.:
http://www.msssz.hu.
Upd. 05.07.2006
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Cancellation Deaf Junior and Deaf Masters |
Due to too few entry. Unfortunately we
have to cancell Deaf Junior and Deaf
Masters. But my suggestion are: you can
instead participate in "Pannon O-days" (hearing
arrangement). It takes place same time.
Then you can still be together with us
and stay at hostel.
Please visit "Pannon O-days": http://www.tajfutas.hu/ptn2006/eng/index.php?p=1 and remember to book WDOC for accommodation. Upd. 08.05.2006 |
Now there are 19 Nations and 69 o-runners to Participate in World Deaf Orienteering Championships |
Now we also got preliminary entry from
Italy and Pakistan. First time ever
Pakistan is participating.
Upd.
04.05.2006
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17 Nations and 64 o-runners to Participate in World Deaf Orienteering Championships |
The
upcoming World Deaf Orienteering
Championships: We already got many
preliminary entries. 17 nations and 64
o-runners will compete in the week-long
international event. A record in the
history of deaf orienteering competition.
The other teams are Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine and USA. Upd. 11.04.2006 |
Hungarian Deaf Sports Federation invites to both Deaf Junior and Deaf Masters. |
Hungarian Deaf
Sports Federation arrange both
International Deaf Junior Orienteering
and International Deaf Masters
Orienteering during WDOC in Veszprém in
August. Because we wish to take in more
young people. Also we invite Deaf
Masters, because they still can enjoy
the sport of orienteering. They still
can contribute a lot and "show off" to
our young people. We wish you welcome
to Hungary.
Click here: Deaf Junior Deaf Masters Upd. 11.04.2006 |
Inspection visit March/April 2006 World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Hungary. |
Deaflympics TD-Orienteering Marek
Mir-Mackiewicz carried out the local
inspection in Veszprem and in Budapest 31 March - 1 April. We met chairman of the Veszprem Orienteering Club in Veszprem. We visited to the accommodations on college and it is good comfort. The college building is near the forests for training and the competition site in sprint. They took me out to look at the sites and facilitics. There where 3 forests in a distance of aprrox. 12 – 40 km around Veszprém – there will be held competition in long, middle and relay. I was satisfied with the forests and the terrain is good. Condition are international because Veszprem Cup Orienteering for hearing have international competition every year. And the two last days of our WDOC, we will be together with the hearing competition. This is no problem, we will benefit from their arrangement and get a chance to show our deaf orienteering. Upd. 10.04.2006 |
We sent out information and invitations about World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Hungary. |
We sent
out information and invitations to all National Member Federations
about World Deaf Orienteering Championships
2006.
There will be 1st
World Deaf Orienteering Championships in
Veszprem, Hungary on August 14th - 19th
2006.
Yes, finally, they
will arrangere the first WDOC and we want
to welcome you all to Hungary!
Click here
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to see the
mail. Upd.
10.03.2006
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Again inform about World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Hungary. |
At the moment
Hungarian Deaf Sports Federation are doing the final "paperwork"
on hosting the World Deaf Orienteering Championships.
They are in
contact with the Deaflympics and Deaflympics have to give
the final confirmation.
If no further
problems accure the WDOC will take place in Veszprem,
Hungary on 14th - 19th August 2006, (Budapest -
Veszprem 110 km)
Upd. 20.02.2006 |
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Inform about World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Hungary |
I will inform you
about World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Hungary. Hungarian
Deaf Sports Federation will arrange host WDOC in 2006.
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