Ogre orienteers make a successful start at Baltic Junior Cup in Sweden
Young orienteers from Ogre took part in the Baltic Junior Cup in orienteering in Sweden on 23–25 October. Latvia's team won the overall standings, while Elīza Eisaka and Arturs Jānis Krastiņš earned podium places in the long distance.
Orienteers from Ogre, Latvia – Elīza Eisaka, Arturs Jānis Krastiņš and Gustavs Millers – competed in the Baltic Junior Cup in orienteering in Sweden from 23 to 25 October. The event is a junior competition for the Baltic countries in a sport where participants cover a course using a map and compass. The athletes were accompanied by coach Nauris Neimanis. Latvia's team won the overall standings.
Long distance results
In the individual long distance race, two of the three athletes from Ogre achieved strong results. Elīza Eisaka took 3rd place, while Arturs Jānis Krastiņš finished 2nd.
Relay
In the relay, Elīza Eisaka and Arturs Jānis Krastiņš competed as part of Latvia's first team, and that team won. The two athletes therefore added a team victory to their individual results.
Summary
The Ogre representatives performed successfully at the event abroad: one 2nd place and one 3rd place in the long distance, plus the relay victory. These results formed part of Latvia's overall win at the Baltic Junior Cup. Information about the competition was published by the portal Osports.lv.
