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In an extremely exciting development, the IOF have today announced that the World Orienteering Championships 2024, which is taking place from 12-16 July 2024 in Edinburgh, will be broadcast live via eurovisionsport.com in France, Germany and the UK.
The news comes as the International Orienteering Federation, IOF, has entered a partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s leading alliance for public service media.
This means that even if you are unable to attend the event as a spectator or participant in the WOC Tour 2024, you will be able to follow and support Team GB by watching all the live action for free! All you need to do is sign up to access the coverage.
Follow the action together as a club!
Get involved in the spirit of WOC 2024 from wherever you are based by setting up a WOC 2024 watch party for your club members! It’s a great opportunity to see Team GB in action as the events unfold and support the national team as they embark on the competition.
Can’t wait until WOC 2024? Highlights from other International Competitions starts this weekend.
That’s right, from 25 May you will be able to catch all the highlights from the Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland! Watch the event live via IOF TV.
You will be able to watch back on how our athletes navigated the course around the ‘railway central’ of Switzerland – Olten. Here is the full upcoming programme of orienteering events that will be broadcast:
2024 International Orienteering Programme
May 25-26
Orienteering World Cup Round 1, Switzerland – highlights only
June 1-2
Orienteering World Cup Round 2, Italy – highlights only
July 12-16
World Orienteering Championships, Scotland – live broadcast
August 17-20
European Orienteering Championships, World Cup Round 3, Hungary – highlights only
September 26-29, Finland
Orienteering World Cup Round 4, Finland – highlights only
For full details, please read the IOF's press release.
The International Orienteering season is finally upon us! This week the selected athletes for Team GB will travel to Switzerland for World Cup Round 1. Here is a reminder of who will be representing the squad and how you can watch the competition online.
Event programme
Friday 24 May: KO Qualification
Start times are yet to be confirmed but it is likely the Men's teams will commence the race at 2pm and the Women at 2:50pm. All times CEST (UTC +2)
Representing Team GB are:
- Ralph Street
- Jonny Crickmore
- Freddie Carcas
- Nathan Lawson
- Peter Hodkinson
- Will Gardner
- Megan Carter-Davies
- Grace Molloy
- Charlotte Ward
- Fiona Bunn
- Cecilie Andersen
- Rachel Brown
Saturday 25 May: KO Sprint Final
Sunday 26 May: Individual Sprint- First Start 12:03
- Ralph Street
- Jonny Crickmore
- Freddie Carcas
- Nathan Lawson
- Peter Hodkinson
- Will Gardner
- Megan Carter-Davies
- Grace Molloy
- Charlotte Ward
- Fiona Bunn
- Cecilie Andersen
- Rachel Brown
- Mairi Eades
Good luck to each and every one of our athletes, we are very excited for the start of the international season and cannot wait to see all that it brings!
How to catch the action
Visit the IOF's website to learn more about how you can catch all the action from the event. Or, simply follow this link to IOF TV to choose which package you wish to purchase.
Are you passionate about our sport and want to contribute to the way competitions are officiated and delivered? This is a fantastic opportunity to influence the development of our competition rules and support our dedicated volunteer officials.
Open Positions:
We are currently seeking two Chairs:
- Chair of the Rules Group
- Chair of the Officials Group
Responsibilities:
Both Groups report to the Events & Competitions Committee, and as Chair, you will (in summary):
- Lead and coordinate the efforts of your respective group.
- Work closely with volunteers and stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation and evolution of competition rules and officials' standards.
Why Join Us?
- Impact: Your contributions will directly affect the delivery and quality of competitions.
- Collaboration: Work with a team of passionate volunteers dedicated to the sport.
- Development: Help in the continuous improvement and development of rules and officiating standards.
If you are interested in taking on a leadership role and making a significant impact on our sport, we encourage you to apply for one of these exciting opportunities.
Please see the Job Description for further details.
If you are interested?
Please send an email to Howard Blackman (hblackman@britishorienteering.org.uk) stating your interest, a note to explain your motivation and experience.
Expressions of interest should arrive before 28 June 2024
Photos from the Middle distance race at the World Cup Final Round in Italy. Photo credits: William Hollowell (IOF).
The Middle distance race was in fast and open forest, with complex contour detail and a lot of crags and rock which meant that high concentration was necessary as well as strength and speed. Tove Alexandersson (SWE) and Kaspar Harlem Fosser (NOR) were worthy winners, with Megan Carter-Davies (GB) and Ralph Street (GB) putting in excellent performances to finish 10th and 22nd respectively.
The women’s race developed in a quite fascinating way, with fastest times at intermediate controls being regularly bettered as the later starters came through.
In the men’s race a strong time was recorded early on by home athlete Riccardo Scalet; he set some impressive Leg times that very few of the later runners managed to beat, and his time ended good enough for the bronze medal.
Sunday saw the final day of competition, ending the event with an exciting Sprint Relay in which the lead changed several times, and eventually won by Norway in a sprint finish, with Sweden finishing just 5 seconds behind.
Agility, speed and good navigation was needed as Sweden dominated the race early on, their teams taking the first three places after the first Leg, however thanks to a fine run by Ralph Street, Great Britain moved up to 3rd place on Leg 3. Leg 4 saw Andrine Benjaminsen for Norway trying to hold off Sara Hagstrom for Sweden, Megan Carter Davies for Great Britain and Simona Aebersold for Switzerland. A great race on the streets, steps and hills of Cortina ended with Benjaminsen holding off Hagstrom in the sprint to the finish. Aebersold and Carter Davies lost 45 seconds on the course and finished third and fourth, with Sweden’s second team sandwiched between them.
After the race Megan commented: “The team did an awesome job and as soon as I heard Ralph was up at the front on 3rd Leg I was getting nervous!
I was sent out in 2nd place just behind Norway, with Sweden and Switzerland very close behind too. I was feeling very tired and flat so while I knew speed was not on my side today, I tried to focus on taking good routes and staying ahead of my navigation. Unfortunately I let myself down a couple of times, changing my mind last minute as I saw some of the girls ahead of me take the wrong decision and going with them, so in the end I was disappointed with my run and can’t help but think about what could have been when we finished so close to 3rd place.
Anyway it was exciting to be on the podium again and this kind of result, with space for improvement, is great motivation for us towards next year’s Sprint World Champs.”
Photos from the Sprint Relay. Photo credits: William Hollowell (IOF).
Well done to all the Team Members in Italy, and thank you to Team Managers Andy Kitchin and Mark Hayman for supporting the team throughout the competition.
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