Over the weekend the 16 strong squad travelled to Bulgaria with the team staff to compete in the annual European Youth Orienteering Championships.

Friday’s competition saw the Individual Sprint Event, where competition was fierce in the streets and parks of Velingrad, Bulgaria. The four classes each had close to 100 competitors with representatives from 32 nations. Lyra Medlock had a great performance to finish just inside the top 10 in 9^th place, and a further top 20 places were also secured by Laurence Ward, Adam Methven and James Hammond. With most of the athletes finishing in the top half of the field, it was a fantastic effort and outcome for the junior GB Team.

The Long event followed on the Saturday, with the race taking place predominantly across pine forest and terrain became rocky in parts. Despite this, both Tommy Rollins and James Hammond finished in 13^th place in the U16 and U18 respectively and again there were excellent results across the board.