This weekend, the British Orienteering Championships 2024 take place in Whitby, Yorkshire! 

Starting tomorrow, Saturday 13 April, orienteers will descend on Mulgrave Woods where the Long Distance Race will take place. The race will be an IOF World Ranking Event for M/W21E classes and a UK Orienteering League Event. 

Elite class prizes will kindly be sponsored by VJ shoes. 

The event will also be a selection race for the Ward Junior Home Internationals (England team) and the European Championships selection race for the GBR team. 

On Sunday 14 April, the 50th full-scale British Relay Championships will take place at Hutton Mulgrave and Skelder Woods. 

Final event details

Start lists have now been published and are available via the BOC 2024 website alongside the most up to date version of the event programme. 

More information regarding logistics for the Long Race can also be found here. Details on the Relays can be found via this link. 

We want to take this opportunity to wish all who are taking part in this year's British Orienteering Championships the very best of luck!

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