The Spanish foot orientation team competes this week in the World Championship, which is celebrated in Kuopio, in an area known as the great lakes of Finland. The program includes a medium distance classification test, the final of the average distance, a long distance and a relay test.
La sSpanish election has been training in Finnish, accompanied by the Absolute coach, Vicente López for several days, Vicente Lópezand the technique, Lucía Parga. The Spanish male team is composed of Luis Nogueirathat in the 2023 appointment it was 17th of the world in long distance; Pau Llorenswhich adds to this five absolute World Cups; Isaac Hernándezwhich accumulates absolute calls since 2021, and Quim Vichwhich disputes its second championship of the absolute world.
For its part, the female team forms it Ana Toledo17th of the world in sprint distance in 2024; Marta Guijo, who has been part of the absolute team for almost 10 years in different competitions; Sea Mountainsthat it will be his first absolute World Cup; and Judit Ravellthe youngest of the team and who has qualified as its first year in absolute category.
He Championship will officially begin this Tuesday, July 8 with the average distance classification. On Wednesday, July 9, it will be the turn of the average distance final for those who have managed to qualify. The average distance is 6 kilometers of race, with points of great technical complexity that require concentration.
The competition will continue on Thursday, July 10 with the long distance, which exceeds 16 kilometers and 500 meters of unevennesswhere the route elections are key. On Friday 11 will be a rest day for the teams, while on Saturday 12 the championship will be closed with the relay test, in which three athletes per team compete.
Wint orientation World Cups alternate, between even and odd years, Forest tests (long, medium and relay)as is the case in the Finland event; With urban (Sprint, Relay Sprint and Knock-Out). In 2024, Edimburg welcomed the world championship in urban format where Álvaro Casado was sixth in the world in the Knock-Out Sprint test.
