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Share  Tweet Wednesday 27th March 2024

Countdown to JK 2024: Final Details

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.

Event programme

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.

Access the event programme

Day 1: Friday 29th March - Sprint at Loughborough University

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). 

Day 2: Saturday 30th March - Middle at Beaudesert

Day 3: Sunday 31st March - Long at Beaudesert

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!

Day 4: Monday 1st April - Relay at Stanton Moor

The final day of the Festival will take place at Stanton Moor. Another testing area and also in a new arena.

Share your experiences at the event

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!

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Share  Tweet Tuesday 26th March 2024

Updated JK embargoed area day 1

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.

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Share  Tweet Thursday 21st March 2024

Update in GBR team selection policies

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.

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Share  Tweet Tuesday 16th May 2017

British Teams announced for WOC 2017 and remaining major senior international races of 2017

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
Men Women
Peter Hodkinson
Kris Jones
Chris Smithard
Megan Carter-Davies
Alice Leake
Tessa Strain
Reserve: Jonny Crickmore Reserve: Jo Shepherd
                                                                                                                     Mixed Sprint Relay
                                                                                                                              Kris Jones
                                                                                                                            Tessa Strain
                                                                                                                            Ralph Street
                                                                                                                              Cat Taylor
                                                                                      Reserves: Megan Carter-Davies, Peter Hodkinson
                                                                                                                                Middle
Men Women
Alan Cherry
Peter Hodkinson
Ralph Street
Hollie Orr
Cat Taylor
Jess Tullie
Reserves: Will Gardner Reserves: Jo Shepherd
                                                                                                                                   Long
Men Women
Alan Cherry
Graham Gristwood*
Ralph Street
Hollie Orr
Jess Tullie
Charlotte Watson
Reserve: Jonny Crickmore Reserve: Megan Carter-Davies
                                                                                                                             Forest Relay
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!

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