Thank you all that have nominated ! The list of recieved nominations for WOC, JWOC, World Cup 2023 can be viewed here . The list of recieved nominations for Bushrangers 2023 can be viewed here.
OA Announces National Squads for 2023
OA would like to thank all of those athletes who nominated to be a part of the 2023 National Squads. We were very fortunate to have such a large group of over 65 athletes interested in being in a squad, which is a very promising sign for the next few years of elite orienteering in Australia. We have two formal … Read More
November Athlete Interview with Aislinn Prendergast
This month Brodie sat down with Aislinn Prendergast, seasoned senior elite from Victoria who has been representing Australia for over 14 years, including an impressive 35th in the WOC Long distance in 2012. Aislinn remains a dominant force in the senior women category, so Brodie was keen to catch up to look back on Aislinn’s great orienteering career and find … Read More
October Athlete Interview with Ryan Gray
This month Brodie interviewed Ryan Gray, recently returned from a successful European tour at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) in Portugal and the World Orienteering University Championships (WUOC) in Switzerland. Ryan is about to journey back to Portugal for the JWOC forest races, rescheduled from July due to bushfires. Ryan lives in Brisbane, racing for the Queensland Cyclones in … Read More
Sport Class Returns to the National Orienteering League in 2023!
After positive feedback from the trial of the Sport Class at Round 2 of the 2022 National Orienteering League (NOL) season, OA is excited to announce an ongoing trial in the 2023 season! The Sport Class, designed for competitive orienteers who may have other priorities than just the goal of elite racing on the international level, will feature courses of … Read More
Here’s your chance to represent Australia in the sport you love.
The Australia / New Zealand Challenge will be run in conjunction with all four disciplines (sprint, relay, long, middle) of the Oceania Championships in Tasmania from 7 Jan to 12 Jan 2023. Australia and New Zealand will contest all classes from M/W16 up to and including M/W70. To be eligible for team selection, nominations are required in Eventor by 1 … Read More
Orienteering Australia National Squads 2023
The following two squads will be run in 2023: High Performance Squad: designed to meet the needs of athletes aiming to excel at the World Orienteering Championships. National Development Squad: designed to meet the needs of developing orienteers aiming for representation at Junior and University World Championships. Orienteering Australia will continue to support states to organise squads which lead into … Read More
Forest JWOC 2022 Women- call for nominations
Forest JWOC 2022 Women – call for nominations. Following the cancellation of the forest races at JWOC 2022 in Portugal in July, the IOF has announced that the forest races will now be held on November 4-6, 2022. Bulletin 3.5 can be downloaded here. Orienteering Australia has decided to send a team of up to 4 men and 4 women to … Read More
Save the date for the Australian Junior Development Camp!
Orienteering Australia invites all juniors M/W14 and above to attend the National Junior Development Camp from 3rd to 5th of January 2023 in Launceston, Tasmania! The camp is conveniently timed to lead into the Oceania Championships which commence with the Sprint distance in Launceston on Saturday 7th of January! See attached flyer below, more information to come:
Australians ready to fight in Estonia at World Cup Round 2
Today the 2nd round of the World Cup kicks of in Rakvere, Estonia, doubling as the European Orienteering Championships (EOC). The championships starts with Middle Qualification on Wednesday and continues with Long distance on Thursday, Middle Final on Saturday and Relay on Sunday. Australia is fielding its largest team at a European round of the World Cup in many years, … Read More