New initiatives and changed venues, alongside tight event guidelines and some postponements and cancellations; the world’s Orienteering federations are working hard to enable our sport to continue, despite some setbacks. Out in the terrain, by and large, everything is as normal – and that is of course what matters most.
Spain and Portugal are two typical countries in this respect. Spain has new regulations, requiring participants to wear masks at all times when not actually competing, and events are going ahead. The country’s MTBO Championships have been held this weekend, covered by LaLiga SportsTV. In Portugal, the venue for next year’s Portugal O-Meeting (13-16 February) has been changed from Lisbon to Loulé near the Algarve coast, where there is expected to be a lower infection risk. Portugal has just held its TrailO Championships.
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