British Orienteering is proud to reaffirm our commitment to clean sport
by backing UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD’s) Clean Sport Week campaign from 13 - 17 May.

Clean Sport Week is UKAD’s national awareness week championing clean sport,
education and anti-doping initiatives with sports across the UK.

This year’s Clean Sport Week theme is “Journey to the Podium”. Throughout the
week, UKAD will be showcasing the importance of the clean sport journey through the
lens of athletes and the elite sport community. Anti-doping should be a key part of
every athlete and support personnel’s journey – it should never be an afterthought.

Clean sport is an essential part of our athletes’ journeys to the podium / in professional
sport. It takes a lifetime of work, commitment and a network of support to help athletes
perform at the very top. This effort can be taken away in a moment by doping.
Creating a culture of clean sport is essential for the health and welfare of our athletes
and the integrity of Orienteering.

We all have a responsibility to keep sport clean, to raise awareness of anti-doping and
to celebrate the successes of athletes - through hard work, determination and by
competing clean.

We encourage anyone in our sporting community that would like to learn more about
anti-doping to sign up to UKAD’s Clean Sport Hub where there are free education
courses for athletes, students, coaches and practitioners.

Follow @ukantidoping on social media to see a range of educational and exciting
content throughout the week. To find out more about UKAD’s Clean Sport Week
initiative click here.

For anyone who works in sport, don’t miss UKAD’s Clean Sport Week event on
Tuesday 14 March, taking place on the Loughborough University campus. The event
will focus on the para-athlete’s journey to the podium. You can register your interest in
attending here.

British Orienteering is delighted to announce the GBR team selected to race at the World University Orienteering Championships.

The World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) are held every two years, with the 2024 GBR team competing in Bankso, Bulgaria from 1 to 5 August.

British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) selects and enters the team, working in partnership with British Orienteering. The team announcement can be found on the BUCS website.

Women's Team:

Rachel Brown (University of Edinburgh)

Fiona Bunn (University of Edinburgh)

Eilidh Campbell (University of Edinburgh)

Isobel Howard (University of Edinburgh)

Niamh Hunter (University of Edinburgh)

Laura King (Uppsala University)

Men's Team:

Jim Bailey (University of Edinburgh)

David Bunn (University of Edinburgh)

Euan Tryner (University of Edinburgh)

Peter Molloy (University of Cambridge)

Freddie Carcas (Boise State University)

Eddie Narbett (Bradley University)

The Sprint World Orienteering Championships 2024 (WOC 2024), which will take place in Edinburgh from 12-16 July 2024, is delighted to announce Heart Research UK’s Heart of Scotland Appeal as the Official Charity Partner of the event.

The Heart of Scotland Appeal works towards research and community projects in Scotland aimed at reducing the number of people affected by heart diseases. Currently 48 people a day die from cardiovascular disease in Scotland.

The partnership with WOC 2024 aims to raise awareness of the risks of heart diseases amongst the orienteering community, promoting heart health through exercise. The partnership will also help raise funds and awareness for the Heart of Scotland appeal, with all money raised distributed to research projects across Scotland.

The partnership will also be looking to explore opportunities for people to fundraise and take part in the WOC Tour – the amateur races running during WOC 2024. Additionally, various social media collaborations and storytelling activities will help raise awareness of the great work the charity do, in the build up to and during the World Championships in July.

“Heart Research UK’s Heart of Scotland Appeal are delighted to be the official charity partner of the World Orienteering Championships 2024 in Edinburgh. Heart diseases are unfortunately prevalent in Scotland; however, we know that orienteering is a great form of cardiovascular exercise that works out both your heart and your mind,” said Mary Campbell, Director of Income Generation at Heart Research UK.

“Getting outside and trying orienteering, whether in the Scottish countryside or your local town or city, can really benefit both your aerobic and anaerobic fitness, both of which are key to increasing your heart’s strength, reducing your blood pressure, and resting heart rate. We are dedicated to doing all we can to raise awareness of the impact of heart diseases on families up and down the country. The money raised through this partnership will be spent right here in Scotland on lifesaving medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart diseases.”

WOC 2024 Event Director Andy Mitchelmore said of the partnership: “Orienteering is a great form of exercise for all ages and the perfect sport for helping heart health. This is why we felt that a partnership with Heart Research UK’s Heart of Scotland Appeal was such a great fit with WOC 2024 and why we are delighted to have them on board as our Official Charity Partner.”

“We hope we can work together to raise awareness about the work they do in Scotland and help raise funds to support their projects across Scotland. We know the orienteering community will get behind the charity and in July Edinburgh will welcome the orienteering community from around the world, whilst at the same time raising funds for this fantastic cause.”

WOC 2024 is organised by Scottish 6 Days Orienteering in conjunction with Scottish Orienteering, British Orienteering and the International Orienteering Federation, with primary event partners EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, and The City of Edinburgh Council.

To find out more about WOC 2024 visit the official website. Sign up to the WOC Tour here, and for Heart Research UK’s Heart of Scotland Appeal visit their website.

Last weekend saw the completion of JWOC. Postponed first because of Covid and again this July because of fire danger, the three forest races were able to go ahead in the northern part of Portugal with 32 nations taking part (127 men and 117 women).

In the Middle Hanna Lundberg (Sweden), really showed her class retaining her title, with the men's title being claimed by Hungarian Zoltan Bujdoso.

There was no seeding in the JWOC start lists, and the qualification race that is usually a part of the JWOC programme was removed to allow for 3 races in a compact weekend.

The mixed open and forested terrain had lots of bare rock together with crags and boulders, which allowed the planner to set tricky legs diagonally across rocky slopes.

Matthew Gooch and Peter Molloy both had good races to finish inside the top 30 (21^st and 26^th respectively). In the women's Miia Roller and Imogen Pieters finished close together in 43rd/ 44th.

After the race Peter Molloy said- Overall, I was pleased with my performance - my navigation felt secure and I could move well through the terrain, despite the slippy rocks! Although the result is not what I wanted, I’m really excited for tomorrow’s relay and am looking forward to uniting once again with Matt and Flurry.

Saturday hosted the Relay's which saw Sweden dominate both races and win both titles.

Peter Molloy was the early leader in the men’s race, handing over with a 6-second lead to Matthew Gooch and Flurry Grierson. The final result for both the Men's and Women's team was a credible 10^th nation.

The final day of JWOC was the Long which took place in full, damp and misty conditions and saw Hannah Lundberg take her third gold of the event, beating the estimated time by almost 2mins and Sweden taking gold in the Men's with Noel Braun winning by 17 seconds.

There was less rock in the western than the eastern part of the terrain, and the courses were characterized by long legs – one for women and two for men – plus a lot of short legs towards the end including a tricky circuit after the arena passage.

Peter Molloy carried on a great run of form finishing inside the top 20, in 17^th place. Both Flurry Grierson and Sam Griffin finished inside the top 40.

In the women's Miia was again the highest placed British athlete in 34th.

This draws the long International season to an end for the Juniors and thank you to the Orienteering Foundation for their support to the athletes which made the return trip to Portugal possible.  The team photo on website thumbnail was thanks to Judith Bell.