An O' club (IF Thor) and the local paper sponsor the event in a park in the middle of the town. Uppsala is a lot like Lawrence. I'm guessing the population is around 50,000 to 70,000. They got 800 kids to the orienteering.
It looks like fun. I don't think the kids are getting much orienteering, but they are getting some exposure to it (and they go home with an idea of what the sport is about and a map).
At the bottom of the link to the newspaper story you'll find a link to a short video from the event (look for WEBB-TV and then look for "paskkaringar i slottsbacken"). I watched the video hoping to spot Magnus, Sanna and Moa. But, I didn't see them.
posted by Michael |
7:59 PM
