Iranian athletes earn two bronzes in Heydar Aliyev International Orienteering Cup
Iranian athletes have managed to grab two bronze medals at the Heydar Aliyev International Orienteering Cup in Azerbaijan.
Parviz Khanjani vied against rivals in the men’s long distance (12-kilometer) stage, and claimed the third spot.
Safiehsadat Mousavian took part in the women’s middle distance (7.5-kilometer) competitions, and took home the bronze.
The Heydar Aliyev International Orienteering Cup is an annual international orienteering event, which has been held by the Azerbaijan Orienteering Federation since 2013.
It has 3 stages: First Stage: Icheri-Sheher (Old City) - sprint orienteering, Second Stage: Galaalty - middle distance and Third Stage: Nabran - long distance.
The Orienteering Association of the Islamic Republic of Iran had dispatched a 15-strong delegation to this year’s event. President of the association, Qodratollah Azimian, headed the group.
Orienteering consists of a group of sports, which requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed.
A topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, is distributed among athletes, which they use to find control points.
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