Hanny Wins Gold

A golden day for Hanny Allston and Australia in Kaohsiung today.A dominating performance by Hanny, gave Australia its second ever gold medal at the World Games orienteering event after Grant Bluett's gold in 2001.
It was a much cooler day which greeted us today, with a nice breeze making conditions much nicer than Friday.

Hanny had a smooth run and stuck to her race plan, which involved taking safe routes, staying out of the forested green areas and sticking to the tracks as much as possible. It payed off with a dominating run, 1.16 min clear of second placed Minna Kauppi of Finland.




Interview with Hanny

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Hanny on the Podium

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The Aussie flag rising high!

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Hanny with her Gold medal!

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Hanny stoked with her efforts!

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Aussie supporters on the big screen.

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Simon finishing on the big screen. Simon ended up in 23rd position, with a solid performance, showing over the two individual competitions that he can mix it with the best in the world.

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Kathryn resting up after her solid 19th position. She had a solid run, but never felt like she had her rhythm in the terrain, but her consistency over the two competitions shows she is amongst the best in the world.

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I (Julian Dent) finished up 13th, after a good start, but a small mistake late in the course cost a few places,I definitely have room to improve for the relay tomorrow.


What a great day for Australia today!

We'll be hoping to continue the success with the mixed relay tomorrow starting at 14.00 local time. (16.00 AEST)

Team Australia
1. Simon Uppill
2. Kathryn Ewels
3. Julian Dent
4. Hanny Allston