WTOC 2025 Team Selections
2 MDOC members have been selected as a team of 6 competitors who will travel to Hungary and Slovakia for the World Trail Orienteering Championships (WTOC) 2025. Both with previous world championships under their belt, take a look at John and Ben’s statistics as they prepare for another week of high level competition at the end of August ...
John Kewley
- Current IOF World Ranking: 27th
- WTOCs Previously Attended: 13
- First WTOC: 2009
- Best WTOC Results:
PreO: 10th (2011)
TempO: 22nd (2013)
Relay: 3rd (2019) - Favourite WTOC Memory: My 1st WTOC Diploma - Team 4th in 2011 in front of a large WOC/WTOC crowd who were waiting to see local hero Thierry Gueorgiou get his first ever Long Gold
Ben Kyd
- Current IOF World Ranking: 20th
- WTOCs Previously Attended: 2
- Best WTOC Results:
PreO: 63rd (2023)
TempO: 16th (2023)
Relay: 6th (2023) - Favourite WTOC Memory: Completing the final leg of my first TrailO relay with full marks on the PreO and both TempO stations, placing the team joint 6th, only 0.5s behind 5th!
We wish them both the best of luck in the competition, and know they will do both MDOC and British Orienteering proud!
You can find the full team announcement here: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/news/6623/dates_and_team_announced_for_world_tr ailo_championships_2025
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