Jake on Fire in Italy - Update
Published Sun 29 Jun 2025
Jake McLellan has finished in the top 10 of the Individual Sprint at JWOC in Italy. Starting relatively early, he went up on the board in 2nd place, and only 5 more out of 175 starters posted a better time! His final place was 7th equal, 43 seconds behind the winner from Norway. This follows yesterday's sprint relay, where he gained 13 places, for a final position of 42. You can see the results and replay the dots on a map at https://www.jwoc2025.it/en/live-center-jwoc-2025/ There are forest events on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Update from the Long Distance - 28th place! Three kiwis in the top 30 - Wellington's Rachel Baker 21st and PAPO Felix Hunt 17th.