A ski orienteering world championships event held in Kääriku, Estonia, on Wednesday concluded with Estonian Daisy Kudre coming out on top in the women s sprint. The Estonian also added a silver medal in Thursday s pursuit event.
At the 2.8 km split of the 3.3 km race, Kudre was in tight competition for second or third, situated tightly on the trail of Swedish athlete Anna Magdalena Olsson. The Estonian was able to close the gap by the end however and eventually took a 17-second win (15.22) over the aforementioned Olsson, followed by Norwegian Anna Ulvensöen (+0.22).
Wednesday s victory marks the first individual world championships medal for the 27-year old Estonian. In 2017, she took bronze in a relay competition.