Australians in OPA Continental Cup | Australian Olympic Committee

There was a lot of tough competition in the OPA Contintental Cup this weekend, with over 230 athletes competing at Toblach in northern Italy.

There was a lot of tough competition in the OPA Contintental Cup this weekend, with over 230 athletes competing at Toblach in northern Italy. Saturday's event was an individual sprint, and Esther Bottomley missed out on qualifying for the finals by 1.4 seconds. Esther finished 18th in the open women's class, 11.9 seconds behind Magda Genuin from Italy, with KT Calder 3.8 seconds further back in 26th place. Chris Darlington finished 69th in the open men's event, 17.9 seconds behind the fastest qualifier, Mirco Rigoni of Italy. (Courtesy Australian XC Files}