British Orienteering

Update report by Colin Matheson, Assistant Coordinator Scottish 6 Days, Lochaber 2021

British Sprint Championships Weekend 21st/22nd August - Update

The British Sprint Championships Weekend

Megan Keith came within just three hundredths of a second of a superb medal moment at the Euro U20 Champs in Estonia.

British Orienteering’s first online Safeguarding Forum set to take place this coming Tuesday 21 July.

The long-distance race took place in the same forest as the relay in Heřmánky. The tough challenging long-distance course in the sandstones tested the orienteering skills of all runners. High speed, strength and endurance were needed as each athlete started individually with a 3-minute start interva...

The Swedish Women Relay team were the fastest in the unique terrain of sandstone towers and formations as they finished more than two minutes ahead of the Switzerland with Norway finishing third.

Yesterday saw the third medal day of the World Orienteering Championships with the Middle distance race held in the hilly venue of Jizera.  Switzerland’s Matthias Kyborz took gold in the Men’s and Tove Alexandersson claimed her third gold of the competition so far to win the women’s.

Following the publication of “Thriving Clubs for a New Generation”, the Board of British Orienteering is looking for volunteers to participate in one of a series of focus groups to assist in implementing this strategic plan for the sport.

British Orienteering is excited to be celebrating Go Orienteering this summer and invites all to get involved too!

The Middle Distance will take place near Smržovka, situated in Jablonec nad Nisou district. The forest is a challenging mountain terrain with broken ground, partly marshy, hilly and physically demanding. The competitors will meet steep slopes with granite boulders and cliffs (map link).

Following the government’s press conference yesterday, you will be aware that the government shared information on what Step 4 of the roadmap will look like with their 5 point plan for living with COVID-19. This includes the removal of social gathering rules, social distancing and school bubbles. On...

We are delighted that all members throughout the UK are now able to participate in all levels of competitions. We now feel able to work towards restoring the Ranking System to operate on the basis of your best scores in the last 12 months.

Alice Leake achieved an outstanding 4th place, in a very close race and only 4 seconds off the bronze medal.

Great Britain Mixed Sprint relay Team of Alice Leake, Ralph Street, Peter Hodkinson, Megan Carter-Davies finished 6th behind a dominant Swedish team who lead from start to finish.

The weekend saw days 1& 2 of the World Orienteering Championships held in the Czech Republic. After last year's Sprint Championships were cancelled, this year's programme was extended to incorporate these races into the schedule.

Go Orienteering: Your time, your pace, your adventure.

It has been a challenging year for the athletes and organisers, along with many others and due to the postponed Sprint World Orienteering Championship 2020, 689 days has passed since the last World Orienteering Championship (WOC) competition which was the Relay in Norway 2019.

Report by Mike Forrest (BOC Organiser and member of Bristol Orienteering Klub)

Report by Colin Matheson, Assistant Coordinator, Scottish 6 Days, Lochaber 2021