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Harrogate and Knaresborough to host international orienteering race

by Calvin Robinson Chief Reporter

| 25 Apr, 2023

An orienteering race will be held in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

An international orienteering event is set to be held in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

The EuroCity races will be held this July and see participants compete in multiple locations including Cordoba, Vigo, Ghent and Sopot/Gdansk.

Harrogate and Knaresborough are set to host parts of the race on July 15 and 16.

The event is set to see between 300 and 500 participants take part.

Kay Hawke, project officer at British Orienteering, said:

“It is a typical orienteering event where participants wear an electronic timing chip and receive a map at the Start (they are not allowed to see the map beforehand).

“They must visit all of the controls (checkpoints) on their map in numerical order, choosing what they think is the best way between the checkpoints, simple - fastest time (and controls completed correctly) wins.”

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She added:

“The beauty of the sport is that following someone may not be the best option anyway, especially if they have chosen a longer route to a control.”

The Saturday will see a short sprint event based from and around the grounds of Knaresborough Castle, while Sunday will see an urban event around the streets of Harrogate.

For more information on the EuroCity race and how to take part, visit the website here.

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