The final preparations are well under way ahead of this year's Jan Kjellström
International Festival of Orienteering 2024!
The teams will be out over the next couple of days setting up the arenas ready to receive you for a cracking good weekend of top-quality orienteering.
The weather gods have been less than kind, so we recommend you put on your best O shoes that give you the best grip.
Please note that version 6 of the programme is the latest (and hopefully last) version to be published. It went live yesterday, so please check it out, especially if you are coming in a campervan on Day 4 as the parking instructions have been changed.
Please note that the embargo area for Day 1 has been reduced.
Loughborough is now an established, and still testing, area. Day 1 will be a World Ranking event (WRE).
PreO will take place in urban terrain and there will also be an opportunity for participants to try out Biathlon Orienteering at the event (this will also be available on Days 2 and 3 of the Festival).
Beaudesert has been used for many major events, though arena is a new location and the owners are a little nervous at what to expect. Please make this an enjoyable experience for them. We want them to invite us back!
The final day of the Festival will take place at Stanton Moor. Another testing area and also in a new arena.
If you are on social media, please do not forget to tag us in your posts via Facebook, X and Instagram @britishorienteering. The hashtag for the event is #TheJK2024.
Finally, thank you to everyone involved in the production of this event. We hope you have a great weekend!
The embargo area for Day 1 of the JK has been reduced.
The updated embargoed area can be viewed here.
An area of the South West has been removed which contains the Burleigh Court hotel. However, anyone staying there involved in the JK should drive out to the main road and re-enter the campus through the Epinal Way entrance to get to the event.
They should of course avoid entering the embargoed area at all times.
All the latest information about this weekends JK can be found on the JK website.
If you are interested in representing GBR, please read on!
The Foot O selection policies have been updated. Now included are the availability forms for athletes, which you should use to to declare your interest in being selected for GBR teams at international competitions this summer.
More details can be found here: www.britishorienteering.org.uk/Selection
Note that the process to select the World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) team is different to the others, with different deadlines, so please read that part of the policy carefully if you are interested in racing for GBR at WUOC.
We are pleased to announce selections for the remaining major senior international races of 2017
1) GB team for the World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia between 30th June and 7th July.
The selected athletes for each discipline are:
Individual Sprint | |
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Men | Women |
Peter Hodkinson Kris Jones Chris Smithard |
Megan Carter-Davies Alice Leake Tessa Strain |
Reserve: Jonny Crickmore | Reserve: Jo Shepherd |
Mixed Sprint Relay |
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Kris Jones Tessa Strain Ralph Street Cat Taylor |
Reserves: Megan Carter-Davies, Peter Hodkinson |
Middle | |
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Men | Women |
Alan Cherry Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street |
Hollie Orr Cat Taylor Jess Tullie |
Reserves: Will Gardner | Reserves: Jo Shepherd |
Long | |
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Men | Women |
Alan Cherry Graham Gristwood* Ralph Street |
Hollie Orr Jess Tullie Charlotte Watson |
Reserve: Jonny Crickmore | Reserve: Megan Carter-Davies |
Forest Relay |
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Forest relay teams (Men and Women) will be published closer to the competition date |
Note: In certain circumstances, spaces that arise may be filled from within the already named team.
*Subject to availability
Liz Campbell, Selector and Performance Coach to the team, said “It is exciting to be able to name a strong team, one that I am confident can fight for medals in Estonia. We have shown strong recent performances in the relay, and we have named four athletes who have posted top six individual results at the World or European Championships in recent years. In addition, we have one athlete making their senior World Championship debut in Megan Carter-Davies, plus Chris Smithard will also be making his debut in an individual discipline after running the Mixed Sprint Relay two years ago. Congratulations both to them and to all the other named athletes. I am very much looking forward to the World Championships!”
2) GB team for the World Games in Wroclaw, Poland between 25th - 27th July
Sprint, Middle and Mixed Sprint Relay | |
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Men | Women |
Ralph Street Peter Hodkinson |
Tessa Strain Megan Carter-Davies |
Reserve: Jonny Crickmore |
**Relay running order to be decided by the Head Coach/Selector after the World Championships.
3) GB team for World Cup round 3 in Cesis, Latvia between 25th - 27th August
Middle | |
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Men | Women |
Peter Bray Alan Cherry Will Gardner Hector Haines Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street |
Megan Carter-Davies Hollie Orr Jo Shepherd Tessa Strain Cat Taylor Charlotte Watson |
Reserve: Chris Smithard |
Forest Relay | |
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Men | Women |
Peter Bray Will Gardner Alan Cherry Hector Haines Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street |
Megan Carter-Davies Hollie Orr Jo Shepherd Tessa Strain Cat Taylor Charlotte Watson |
Reserve: Chris Smithard |
**Relay teams and running order to be decided by the Head Coach/Selector after the World Championships.
Individual Sprint | |
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Men | Women |
Chris Smithard Peter Bray Will Gardner Hector Haines Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street |
Alice Leake Jo Shepherd Tessa Strain Cat Taylor Charlotte Ward Hollie Orr |
Reserve: Alan Cherry | Reserve: Megan Carter-Davies |
4) GB team for World Cup round 4 in Grindlewald, Switzerland between 29th September - 1st October.
Middle | |
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Men | Women |
Alan Cherry Jonny Crickmore Will Gardner Hector Haines Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street |
Hollie Orr Jo Shepherd Tessa Strain Cat Taylor Jess Tullie Charlotte Watson |
Reserve: Chris Smithard |
Long | |
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Men | Women |
Alan Cherry Jonny Crickmore Will Gardner Hector Haines Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street |
Hollie Orr Jo Shpeherd Tessa Strain Cat Taylor Jess Tullie Charlotte Watson |
Reserve: Chris Smithard |
Mixed Sprint Relay | |
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Men | Women |
Will Gardner Kris Jones Peter Hodkinson Jonny Crickmore Chris Smithard Ralph Street |
Hollie Orr Jo Shepherd Tessa Strain Cat Taylor Jess Tullie Charlotte Ward |
Reserve: Alan Cherry | Reserve: Charlotte Watson |
**Relay running order to be decided by the Head Coach/Selector after the World Championships.
As ever, thanks go to the members of British Orienteering for the continued support they offer to the team, in a whole variety of ways. It is very much appreciated. Congratulations also to all the selected athletes and their personal coaches, and good luck for the competitions!