What statement about the sport of Orienteering is not true?

Answer 1

The full question is:What statement about orienteering is not true

A the winner is who finishes the course in the shortest amount of time

B It began in the 19th century as a military training exercise

C It has been an Olympic event since 1972

D Some races take place partly or entirely in the dark

I know some things about orienteering because my daughter participated in this during middle school. I used to set up courses for her in a local park.

Orienteering is a competitive sport that includes using a compass, math (addition, subtraction, degrees), and a blind course set up through an area that a competitor must follow, with only the compass directions and feet known. It began as a military training exercise.

Orienteering forms a major theme in the 1988 American war film called Bat*21. In the movie, Gene Hackman as Hambleton, who was behind enemy lines, makes radio contact with Captain Bartholomew "Birddog" Clark (Danny Glover), the pilot of a Cessna O-2 Skymaster, flying a Forward Air Control mission. Hambleton and Birddog refers to a series of Golf Courses in the US to chart a course through enemy territory using Compass Directions and Number of Paces between two locations. They refer only to these to coordinate rescue.

From memory, I used to set up a course starting at Point A, such as a boulder, through to Point B, for example, a picnic table, then through other points using trees, hills, knolls, streams, etc. I would "plant" a marker so my daughter would know she was on course. When a competitor reaches Point B, they do another compass reading and using a provided clue with compass reading, number of paces, and object description, the person navigates to the next point, and so on. We also set up early evening and night courses through the park.

In the US, Orienteering Clubs have local middle school and high school teams. Winning teams attend State Championships to earn awards.

Orienteering teaches many skills as well as self-reliance. It requires critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Answer 2

it is limited in popularity to the U.S. and Europe (a. p. e. x.)

Answer 3

the answer for apex is it began as a military exercise.

Answer 4

Which of the following Statements about orienteering not true ?