FINLAND – Former Northern Arizona cross country and track & field star Mårten Boström won the gold medal in the Sprint Event of the World Orienteering Championships today. The race, which was held in Boström's home country of Finland, saw the native run away from his competitors with higher running speed on the longer legs. Boström won the race by 17 seconds.

For more information on the sport of orienteering, a popular international sport combining racing with navigation, visit http://www.orienteeringusa.org.

Men's Results

1. Marten Bostrom   Finland          14:19.6
2. Scott Fraser    Great Britain      14:36.7
3. Jonas Leandersson      Sweden         14:37.8
4. Fabian Hertner      Switzerland    14:41.3
5. Matthias Kyburz Switzerland    14:45.8

Complete Results

Ways to Watch

Online    http://universalsports.com/watch-live/

Monday - July 8 - 11:00 am ET - Sprint

Tuesday - July 9 - 5:00 am ET - Long

Saturday - July 13 - 6:50 am ET - Relay

TV

Wednesday - July 10 - 6:00 pm ET - Sprint

Thursday - July 11 - 6:00 pm ET - Long

Friday - July 12 - 6:00 pm ET - Middle

Saturday - July 13 - 6:00 pm ET - Relay