News Archive

News

Share  Tweet Sunday 12th June 2022

The World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Two Weeks To Go!

June 26-30 - follow the Great Britain Elite Team

Get ready for an unmissable weekend of non-stop action at the World Orienteering Championships 2022 in Denmark. Taking place in the very heart of Denmark.  Three fantastic and versatile cities, Kolding, Fredericia, and Vejle host the competitions.

Watch this IOF video and get a feel for what's in store! 
https://www.woc2022.dk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IOF_NYLOGO_Video.mp4

World Class Orienteering – where elite athletes will battle it out to become World Orienteering Champions!

British Orienteering announced (on Tuesday 31 May; here) the athletes selected to represent Great Britain at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships, in Denmark from 26-30 June.

This is the first-ever Sprint-only World Championships, and Individual Sprint, Knock-Out Sprint, and Mixed Sprint Relay are the disciplines being contested.

British Orienteering will field a strong team of four men and four women, all with previous World Championships experience. The named athletes include Alice Leake (placed 4th in Individual Sprint at the 2021 World Championships), Megan Carter-Davies (silver in KO Sprint at World Cup 1 in Sweden), as well as Kris Jones, and Ralph Street (both also previous World Cup sprint medallists). 

GB Megan Carter-Davies
GB Charlotte Ward
GB Grace Molloy
GB Alice Leake
GB Kris Jones 
GB Ralph Street
GB Jonathan Crickmore 
GB Nathan Lawson

Event Programme 2022

Sunday 26 June 2022                  Sprint Relay

                                                         Opening Ceremony

 

Monday 27 June 2022                Rest Day

 

Tuesday 28 June 2022                 Knock-Out Sprint Qualification

                                                          Knock-Out Sprint Final

 

Wednesday 29 June 2022            Rest Day

 

Thursday 30 June 2022               Sprint Qualification

                                                          Sprint Final

Find out more about the World Orienteering Championships 2022 here and get ready to follow all the races on Web TV, live GPS, and live results via the IOF Live coverage here.

GB Megan Carter-Davies
GB Grace Molloy 
GB Charlotte Ward
Orienteering World Cup
GB Kris Jones 
GB Ralph Street
Top