VOTE: Who will win the LONG DISTANCE of WOC2018 ?

VOTE: Who will win the Long Distance of World Orienteering Championships 2018 in Latvia? 
Predictions, Comments & Results

The World Orienteering Championships 2018 are about to get in less than 50 days underway with there being some massive races where the winners are far from certain, therefore many predictions are still to be made. For us there is only one event where there is an almost certain winner – such as Tove Alexandersson in the women’s Long Distance race – but most others should be closer contested events. Make your prediction here by writing in comments to who will win the gold in the top events along with who will medal.

Therefore, I am going to start up some predictions to these races and competitions to see if any of you can correctly predict as many winners as possible. Alongside this, it will show the most voted for winners and give a real-time overview to who is predicted to be the most likely winners in each discipline.

Men's Long Distance

My Prediction: Olav Lundanes

World Champion of the Long Distance for the last two years. As the long distance in Sigulda will be physically demanding and Olav Lundanes has proved to be strong in particularly diffucult terrrains, he will surely be the main favorite to add one more World Orienteering Champion title this year.

Women's Long Distance

My prediction: Tove Alexandersson

Again Tove Alexandersson will be chasing victory here to complete the hattrick. The spotlight will be solely on her as she is unbeaten at the distance in major championships since 2016, alongside the fact that she is current world ranking leader. The main contenders behind will be the Swiss with Judith Wyder and very fast Danish runner Maja Alm.

About the WOC2018

The athletes participating in the 35th World Orienteering Championships will compete for 10 sets of medals in 5 disciplines. Thrilling urban sprint races will be held in Old Town Riga and Agenskalns, whereas forest races will take place in the vicinity of Sigulda. The arenas will be set up in a way that makes following the race interesting for fans and TV spectators. The Event Centre in Sigulda will be located in the new cross-country skiing facility in Laurenči, while in Turaida it will be situated in the Folk Song Garden. More information you may find here.

World Orienteering Championships 2018 - Program
4 August – Sprint Qualification – Riga
4 August – Sprint Finals – Riga
5 August – Sprint Relay – Riga
7 August – Middle Distance – Sigulda
9 August – Relay – Turaida
11 August – Long Distance – Turaida