The French legend believes that Ojanaho will one day be world champion in orienteering. The 26-year-old orienteer has the World Championships in Kuopio in 2025 on the horizon.
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The World Orienteering Championships medals will be competed for in Switzerland from July 12th to 16th. shows the races on its channels. Live broadcast of the middle distances of the World Cup from Arena.
Urheilu met the head coach of the Finnish national orienteering team, a French sports legend Thierry Gueorgiou. Gueorgiou opened the current state of Finnish orienteering and Olli Ojanahon The importance of EC bronze.
– I am really happy about the Ojanaho medal. I have seen how Olli has invested in this with his daily training.
Thursday was a really important day for Ojanaho, but there is no reason to be lulled into it. Gueorgiuou believes that the Finn will one day be world champion. The next step in his career can take place at the World Championships on Saturday in the middle distance, but further on the horizon are the 2025 World Championships in Kuopio.
– This gives him a lot of self-confidence and the knowledge that with a good performance it is possible to reach the podium.
Ojanaho’s bronze was the first individual medal for Finnish male orienteers in ten years. Gueorgiou places a significant cloak on Ojanaho’s shoulders.
– That is what has been missing in recent years. In the past, there have been clear leaders such as Jani Lakanen and Pasi Ikonen, who have already finished their careers and have not been able to be easily replaced.
Top-level individuals are important for the development of the entire team.
– It’s important that if you can beat Olli in training, you know that you can do something to get to the top.
According to both Gueorgiou and Ojanaho, the middle distance to be competed on Saturday will be very technical, so the physics must be in order so that it is possible to focus on the technically difficult orienteering.
For the women’s middle distance, the Finnish team has a trump card in its back pocket. Marika Teini decided to skip the long distance and focus only on the middle distance.
– Marika is our bonus card. He is very focused and we can expect a good performance from him, Gueorgiou reveals.