Discussion: Russia Awarded 11th World Rogaining Championships 2013
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Jun 30, 2011 10:23 AM
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Press release from 16th May 2011 -
RUSSIA AWARDED 11TH WORLD ROGAINING CHAMPIONSHIPS - July 2013
"Russia has been awarded the 11th World Rogaining Championships in an announcement from the International
Rogaining Federation. The championships are planned for 27-28 July 2013, and will attract several hundred elite cross-country navigators from all continents. The site selected is the Pskov region, Pustoshka district, Alol village which is 500 km west of Moscow and 400 km south of Saint- Petersburg.
IRF President, Neil Phillips, said that this will be the first time that Russia has hosted the World Rogaining Championships. Rogaining in Russia started in 1998 with a 24 hour rogaine in the Perm area under the leadership of the late German Shestakov. The sport has since grown such that there are now 50 rogaines each year of which seven are 24 hour rogaines. The first Russian Rogaining Championships were held in the Perm region in August 2001, with subsequent championships near Nizhny Novgorod in 2005, 2006 in Tolliatti, 2007 and 2009 St. Petersburg region, 2008 Moscow region and 2010 Pskov region. Other rogaining centres include Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, Kostroma and Krasnodar. The first European Rogaining Championships were held in 2003 at Perm, and the 5th ERC at St Petersburg. The Russian Rogaining Championships for 2011 will be near Chelyabinsk. It is characteristic of the sport of rogaining that champion competitors are also willing volunteers, and the leading organisers for the 2013 World Rogaining Championships include several outstanding cross-country navigators led by Alexey Nikitin and Alexey Layshev of Pskov, and Alexander Yakimov and Sergey Yashchenko of Moscow.
IRF Promotion and Development Manager, Alan Mansfield, who leads the whole selection process for World Rogaining Championships, said that the award to Russia was very fitting given the strong growth of the sport in so many centres, Russia’s strong support for international rogaining, and their involvement at previous international rogaines. Russian rogainers have proved themselves to be extremely competitive in World Rogaining Championships including in semi-desert of Australia and forests of Estonia. At the 8 th World Rogaining Championships in 2008, the Russian team of Evgeny Dombrovskiy and Pavel Shestakov won the overall championship in a field of 800 participants. The current World Rogaining Champions are Chris Forne and Marcel Hagener from New Zealand, and Russian rogainers are sure to test the New Zealanders on Russian soil.
For further information from the International Rogaining Federation:
Neil Phillips
IRF President
+61-417 300 400
neil.phillips@bigpond.com
Alan Mansfield
IRF Promotion and Development Manager
alan.mansfield@optusnet.com.au
For Russian information:
Sergey Yashchenko
IRF Member representing Russia
yassm@online.ru
16th May 2011
RUSSIA AWARDED 11TH WORLD ROGAINING CHAMPIONSHIPS - July 2013
"Russia has been awarded the 11th World Rogaining Championships in an announcement from the International
Rogaining Federation. The championships are planned for 27-28 July 2013, and will attract several hundred elite cross-country navigators from all continents. The site selected is the Pskov region, Pustoshka district, Alol village which is 500 km west of Moscow and 400 km south of Saint- Petersburg.
IRF President, Neil Phillips, said that this will be the first time that Russia has hosted the World Rogaining Championships. Rogaining in Russia started in 1998 with a 24 hour rogaine in the Perm area under the leadership of the late German Shestakov. The sport has since grown such that there are now 50 rogaines each year of which seven are 24 hour rogaines. The first Russian Rogaining Championships were held in the Perm region in August 2001, with subsequent championships near Nizhny Novgorod in 2005, 2006 in Tolliatti, 2007 and 2009 St. Petersburg region, 2008 Moscow region and 2010 Pskov region. Other rogaining centres include Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, Kostroma and Krasnodar. The first European Rogaining Championships were held in 2003 at Perm, and the 5th ERC at St Petersburg. The Russian Rogaining Championships for 2011 will be near Chelyabinsk. It is characteristic of the sport of rogaining that champion competitors are also willing volunteers, and the leading organisers for the 2013 World Rogaining Championships include several outstanding cross-country navigators led by Alexey Nikitin and Alexey Layshev of Pskov, and Alexander Yakimov and Sergey Yashchenko of Moscow.
IRF Promotion and Development Manager, Alan Mansfield, who leads the whole selection process for World Rogaining Championships, said that the award to Russia was very fitting given the strong growth of the sport in so many centres, Russia’s strong support for international rogaining, and their involvement at previous international rogaines. Russian rogainers have proved themselves to be extremely competitive in World Rogaining Championships including in semi-desert of Australia and forests of Estonia. At the 8 th World Rogaining Championships in 2008, the Russian team of Evgeny Dombrovskiy and Pavel Shestakov won the overall championship in a field of 800 participants. The current World Rogaining Champions are Chris Forne and Marcel Hagener from New Zealand, and Russian rogainers are sure to test the New Zealanders on Russian soil.
For further information from the International Rogaining Federation:
Neil Phillips
IRF President
+61-417 300 400
neil.phillips@bigpond.com
Alan Mansfield
IRF Promotion and Development Manager
alan.mansfield@optusnet.com.au
For Russian information:
Sergey Yashchenko
IRF Member representing Russia
yassm@online.ru
16th May 2011
Jun 30, 2011 5:16 PM
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Nice to hear that something is happening in my native region...
Snow will be gone by May and mosquitoes not there yet.
It is a nice place .
Google has misprint in the name of the village, should be Алоль (Alol).
Alol is not actually a village but complex of several buildings build many years ago to be used in soviet style as a "tourist base" for kayakers, backpackers and other people who prefer to drink vodka with a view.
Very-very deep Russia; almost not changed since times of Pushkin, who was exiled there from St. Petersburg for freedom of speech.
Bogs, lakes and swamps again. Deep moss everywhere.
Prettiest time there is fall, but spring is great too.
Snow will be gone by May and mosquitoes not there yet.
It is a nice place .
Google has misprint in the name of the village, should be Алоль (Alol).
Alol is not actually a village but complex of several buildings build many years ago to be used in soviet style as a "tourist base" for kayakers, backpackers and other people who prefer to drink vodka with a view.
Very-very deep Russia; almost not changed since times of Pushkin, who was exiled there from St. Petersburg for freedom of speech.
Bogs, lakes and swamps again. Deep moss everywhere.
Prettiest time there is fall, but spring is great too.
Jun 30, 2011 5:24 PM
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Bogs, lakes and swamps again.
I'm sure it'll be drier than the Estonian WRC... that was the most competition-related swimming I'd done in a decade!
I'm sure it'll be drier than the Estonian WRC... that was the most competition-related swimming I'd done in a decade!
Jun 30, 2011 5:57 PM
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I'm sure it'll be drier than the Estonian WRC
You might be surprised... Estonia is Europe nowadays...
Most of the villages in this region are not even accessible (for normal person) in early Spring (till May) and late fall (September till frost). Only Summer and Winter are good times (roadwise)
Most of the roads are absent or impassable or swamps, mostly non-swimmable though...
As highschoolers, we used to cross country swamps in winter for couple of weeks in a row. (Snow descent).
Beside fun, goal was to help elderly people survive by cleaning drive ways and bringing enough firewood inside the house for next couple of weeks. Often these people haven't seen anybody for weeks
You might be surprised... Estonia is Europe nowadays...
Most of the villages in this region are not even accessible (for normal person) in early Spring (till May) and late fall (September till frost). Only Summer and Winter are good times (roadwise)
Most of the roads are absent or impassable or swamps, mostly non-swimmable though...
As highschoolers, we used to cross country swamps in winter for couple of weeks in a row. (Snow descent).
Beside fun, goal was to help elderly people survive by cleaning drive ways and bringing enough firewood inside the house for next couple of weeks. Often these people haven't seen anybody for weeks
Jul 1, 2011 3:31 AM
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When and who made the decision to go from world champs every two years to having it yearly? And why was the change made?
Finally it appears there are a few Russians on Attackpoint. Can one of you point me to some past rogaine maps from Russia?
Finally it appears there are a few Russians on Attackpoint. Can one of you point me to some past rogaine maps from Russia?
Jul 1, 2011 10:54 AM
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Hello Greig,
The International Rogaining Federation Council - members etc can be found here http://www.rogaining.com/contact.html - held a vote in April/May 2011 to consider a Russian bid for 2013 thus 11WRC 2013 Russia. This arose from discussions held in Cheviot last year at 9WRC 2010 and from the quality of the bids received during the 11WRC 2014 E of I and Proposal Process that commenced in October 2010.
It is yet to be decided whether or how future annual - odd number year WRCs - may continue however it would be subject to at least the receipt of quality proposals. Biannual - even number year - WRC will continue.
An announcement regarding 12WRC 2014 USA can be expected in the next few days.
Best,
Alan Mansfield
The International Rogaining Federation Council - members etc can be found here http://www.rogaining.com/contact.html - held a vote in April/May 2011 to consider a Russian bid for 2013 thus 11WRC 2013 Russia. This arose from discussions held in Cheviot last year at 9WRC 2010 and from the quality of the bids received during the 11WRC 2014 E of I and Proposal Process that commenced in October 2010.
It is yet to be decided whether or how future annual - odd number year WRCs - may continue however it would be subject to at least the receipt of quality proposals. Biannual - even number year - WRC will continue.
An announcement regarding 12WRC 2014 USA can be expected in the next few days.
Best,
Alan Mansfield
Jul 1, 2011 2:40 PM
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Hi Greig, rogaining.ru has a RouteGadget. The 7th Russian Rogaine Champs (id=39, 40, 41) was held in the terrain immediately adjacent to/overlapping 11WRC terrain.
Jul 3, 2011 2:42 PM
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The more spectacular sites east of the Urals are sadly mostly not on this RG. I'll let you know if I find some of these maps online.
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