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.
British Orienteering is pleased to announce the Senior GBR Squad for 2018. This year sees a significant shift in the senior set up with a single squad supported by volunteer Senior Squad Manager Ed Nicholas. The squad features 24 athletes, 14 men and 10 women, with a wide range of experience.
Many familiar faces return including Mixed Sprint Relay Bronze medallists from Round 1 of IOF World Cup in Finland; Cat Taylor, Peter Hodkinson and Ralph Street.
'Being part of the squad since 2004 has been great for my orienteering development as it provided me information on the aspects around elite sport, it allowed me to experience a variety of different terrain, and it gave me a way to access funding sources' said Ralph.
Many of the World Orienteering Championships Team from 2017 are back intent on building on some strong performances over the year, including Megan Carter-Davies who said,
'I’ve really enjoyed my first year on the senior squad, just being part of a group who share the same goals keeps the motivation high. Looking forward to more this year!'
In addition to the familiar faces, there are five new members. The Selection Panel recognised the results and performances of some older faces with two returning members Matthew Speake and Peter Bray. Kirstin Maxwell is a new member to the squad and is joined by two members moving into the senior ranks Alexander ‘Sasha’ Chepelin and Jennifer Ricketts after very promising junior careers and successful performances at the Junior World Orienteering Championships 2017.
Sasha said, 'Finishing my junior career in orienteering has come with significant uncertainty about the future so it's nice to have continued support and company in the form of a national squad to look forward to next year.'
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Women |
Aidan Smith |
Alice Leake
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More details on the full squad are available here and you can read more about the GB talent and performance programmes here.