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Record Australian team in World Nordic Championships

 

Record Australian team in World Nordic Championships

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The 2009 World Nordic Championships are underway in Liberec, Czech Republic, Australia represented by 11 athletes and seven support staff, the largest team in our cross country world titles’ history. Qualification events for the women's 10km and men's 15km interval start classic events (contested over 5km and 10km respectively) opened the program, with all skiers with FIS points over 120 for women and 90 for men required to compete, and the best 10 finishers eligible for the next races. (thanks to The XC Files.)

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