Regarding the cafe areas (purple 50% screen), these may not be clear on the map if the cafe is actually closed at the time of the competition. Does anyone know if all the cafes were open? If not, then the organisers should either leave the purple screen off the map, or put tape around it if they leave it on.

Regarding the dsqs for jumping the impassable wall at no.3 Women/4 men, I think they must be referring to the wall next to the path? If this is correct, then either the mapper makes the whole wall passable or impassable (it doesn’t matter which), or there should be tapes from the start of the impassable section as runners at speed cannot otherwise be expected to know exactly where that is.

In summary, a setter for a major sprint event really needs to look at all parts of the course to see if there are any ambiguous no-go areas that might need to be taped off, or the map changed, or else the course simply doesn’t go there.

I guess this sprint final leaves a taste of bitterness again due to vast amount of DSQ runners for ‘crossing’ the grass while no one was DQ’d for crossing the impassable wall. If everyone is DQd, then everyone! It is sad that such an inconsistency is happening in WOC. If only 5 runners in the finals, then either let it be, or annul the whole race and re-run or all participate in the finals.

I am one of those who thinks that sprint is not a real orienteering, but more of a joke. Unfortunately TV like it, so we will need to live with it.

I hope adequate measures will be taken after these WOC. I believe quite a few people must be furious.

p.s. I understand that in the evening before it was emphasised not to crossing ‘jardins’ in the finish area in Qual races. I guess anyone can make an intelligent translation on Google and see what the word means – garden, yard, grove (and not a single hint on grass or a park). This is more of an excuse, but anyway – sad!