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Share  Tweet Tuesday 30th April 2024

Interested in racing for GBR at the sprint World Cups?

All aspiring elite athletes should read on!

As per our British team foot O selection policy, all athletes who wish to be considered for selection to the GBR teams for World Cup rounds 1 and 2 must submit an availability form by Friday 3rd May. The form can be found here.

World Cup rounds 1 and 2 take place in Switzerland (24-26 May) and Italy (1-2 June) respectively. These rounds will be the initial selection races for our WOC team, heading to Edinburgh in July.

The selection races used to pick our World Cup teams are Sprint Scotland; good luck to all athletes racing at these high-quality sprint races this coming weekend!

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Share  Tweet Sunday 28th April 2024

British Middle Distance Championships 2024 Results

Results are in from yesterday's British Middle Distance Championships!

Access provisional results via this link or for a full breakdown, visit the AIRE website.

Well done to all winners and to everyone who took part this weekend! 

*Updated 29/04/2024: Results from Sunday's Northern Championships organised by CLARO are now also available online via this link. Well done to all involved in hosting the event and everyone who took part. 

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Share  Tweet Friday 26th April 2024

Considering becoming a Mapper? Sign up to our eLearning course!

Mapping is the one of the most rewarding and enjoyable roles. Not only does it improve your navigation skills, but it can also provide you with a different and new type of orienteering challenge.  

The British Orienteering E-Learning Mapping Courses, Introduction to updating Forest Mapping and Introduction to Sprint and Urban Mapping , developed with the expertise of David Olivant (Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club) and the educational robustness  of Pauline Olivant (Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club) .

Both courses are based around learners having access to either of the two most widely used mapping programs, Open Orienteering Mapper and OCAD.

We strongly advise that you seek an experienced mapper as a mentor to support you through your journey towards being a competent mapper.

Both courses are based on updating an existing map and rather than creating a new map from a previously unmapped area.

Course objectives

  • To provide an introduction and basic understanding of the processes involved in how to update and amend an existing Orienteering map.

The course content is designed to only address the course objective rather than attempting to cover the full scope of Mapping. As we recognise that Mapping is a skill that takes much time and practice to hone.

The course should only take around 45- 60 mins to complete and for the whole of May is only £6.00

To access the course and find out more information about our other E-Learning courses, please visit the E-Learning homepage.

Interested in learning about our other E-Learning courses on offer? Visit the E-Learning homepage and access information on all the other resources we provide.

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Share  Tweet Friday 27th August 2021

British Orienteering Championships 2021 - entries are open, with first closing date fast approaching!

Saturday 2 October 2021:  British Long Distance Championships 2021
Sunday 3 October 2021: National Middle Race

Both events are part of the UK O league series.

Entries are open via Fabian4.   

Please note: The first closing date for entries is Sunday 12 September and is now just over 2 weeks away.    

Bristol Orienteering Klubb, in conjunction with Devon Orienteering Club are delighted to invite you to the South West of England in October 2021 for what they hope will be a memorable albeit complex weekend of orienteering on the sand dunes of Braunton Burrows.

The British Individual Long Championships 2021 will be held at Braunton Burrows, Devon on Saturday 2 October 2021.  They will be followed the next day, not by the tradition British Relay Championships, but by a Middle distance race in the same area. Both events will be subject to COVID requirements in place at the time.

Closing dates for entries are as follows:
•    Sunday 12th September first closing date. 

•    Sunday 26th September late entries, subject to map and start time availability.

 

Find out more information here.

 

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