The Republican
Open Orienteering Championship was held on 7-8th October in Shabran and Baku.
Athletes competed in individual and team competitions on different age
categories, where 235 athletes participated in 7 teams. On the first day of the
championship athletes demonstrated their average distance on the newly launched
map in the area of Galaalti forest in Shabran and on the second day in Baku –
Sprint in the Seaside Boulevard and Icheri Sheher.According to the
results of two days in team competitions, the team of the “Neftchi Sports
Club” became the winner.In the
individual competitions our athlete Gennady Klim won gold (sprint) and silver
medals (average distance). And Vladislav Tuzov took the second place and Anna
Kamayeva took the third place in the average distance competitions.