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Impressive results for Ben at his first World TrailO event
Congratulations to Ben Kyd who was 3rd junior at the warm-up event for the World TrailO Championships (WTOC) - an impressive result considering it included his first ever real (as opposed to online) TempO event.
In the main WTOC TempO event, Ben came 15th (out of 55) in his TempO Qualification heat and qualified for the TempO Final.
MDOC members John Kewley and Dominic Wathey were in the second Qualification heat, finishing in 25th and 27th place (out of 56), but unfortunately did not qualify for the Final.
In the TempO Final, Ben finished in 21st place - a great result at his first World TrailO Championships. Well done, Ben!
MDOC has a new Level 2 Coach
Congratulations to Pete Hayes who has now completed the Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Orienteering award.
He would love to hear from club members, what coaching you think the club should be providing.
Three MDOC members in GB Team for WTOC22
The British TrailO team for the World TrailO Championships (WTOC) taking place in Poland, 19 - 23 July will include three MDOC members - John Kewley has been selected for the Open PreO and the Open TempO, together with juniors Ben Kyd and Dominic Wathey.
TrailO News - Great results for JK in Lithuania
Along with several other members of the British TrailO team, John Kewley (JK) recently travelled to Lithuania to take part in the Falco Cup.
This long weekend event comprised two PreO (traditional TrailO), a TempO (speed TrailO) and a Sprint PreO (A-Z course) with PreO2 and TempO being World Ranking Events. JK was 5th, 3rd, 4th and 6th in the events respectively and won a Bronze for combined PreO and a trophy for 3rd overall on the weekend, ahead of his GBR team-mate Charles Bromley Gardner in 4th ...
https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/site/trailo/news
John Britton wins BOF’s inaugural ‘Continued Contribution to Orienteering’ Award
What has John not done!
New for 2021, this BOF award recognises and celebrates the volunteer efforts of those in our sport who contribute greatly, often behind the scenes, over an extended period of time.
Read more ... to see just how much John has done (and still does) for MDOC & GMOA over the last 20+ years!
Congratulations John on winning this award!