Orienteering Australia is seeking nominations for its two national squads for 2024. 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 … Read More
August Athlete/Coach interview with Grant Bluett
Last month Brodie interviewed Grant Bluett, one of Australia’s most successful orienteers on the world stage. Grant won gold at the World Games in 2001, the first ever senior individual medal by a non-European. His best results at the World Orienteering Championships include 8th in the sprint in 2003 and being part of the men’s relay team, which came 6th … Read More
2024 NOL calendar
The 2024 NOL (National Orienteering League) Calender is available HERE The season starts with Round 1 in Tasmania on the 17-18 February , before heading to South Australia for the Easter Australian 3-days (29th of March-1th of April). The next round will be the Brisbane sprints on the Anzac Day weekend(25-28th of April), before the final round in ACT on … Read More
Australian team for the AUS/NZL MTBO Challenge
The following riders have been selected to represent Australia at the Australian MTBO Championships in Brisbane from 8-10th September. The selected athletes are: W21 Cathy Hogg Marina Iskhakova Maya Bennette M21 Fedor Iskhakov Ricky Thackray Joel Young (except for Sprint) Trent Blinco (for Sprint) W40 Nicole Haigh Carolyn Jackson Jenny Hill (Sprint and Middle) Eva Kovacs (Mass Start … Read More
Orienteering Australia’s Junior Development Camp 2023
Four full days and two half days of orienteering plus lots of other fun!!! What could be better? These camps are an incredible experience, not only the orienteering but living and enjoying life with other like-minded juniors. The camp is open to ALL junior orienteers born 2011 or earlier. Athletes 20+ years old are encouraged to attend as coaches/helpers and … Read More
July Coaching/Athlete Interview with Mary Fleming
Last month Brodie interviewed Mary Fleming, previous national representative at JWOC, WOC and many World Cups, now also stepping up to coach/management roles. Mary was part of the trio of superb team officials at the 2023 WOC just held in Flims, Switzerland, and was also part of the management team at WOC 2022 in Denmark. Mary is originally from Mt … Read More
Australian team for the World Cup 2 round in the Czech republic
The Senior selection panel have named six men and eight women to the Australian team for the World Cup 2 round in Czech republic. The selected athletes are:Aston Key Sprint Sprint Relay, Middle Ewan Shingler Sprint, Sprint Relay, Middle, Long Alastair George Sprint, Sprint Relay, Middle, LongSam Woolford Sprint Relay, MiddleRyan Gray Sprint Relay, LongAngus Haines Sprint, Sprint Relay, Long Vanessa Round … Read More
April Athlete Interview with Nea Shingler
Last month Brodie sat down with Nea Shingler, fresh off her selection in the 2023 Junior World Championships team! Nea is a well-known in the Australian elite field with impressive junior and senior results over the past few years. Nea debuted at both Junior and Senior World Championships in 2022 and is the youngest member of the OA High Performance … Read More
Orienteering Australia Selection Announcement World Championships 2023, Flims & Laax Switzerland
Orienteering Australia is delighted to announce the athletes selected to represent Australia at the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Switzerland from the 11th-16th of July 2023. “The World Orienteering Championships in forest format only will be contested in Flims & Laax in Switzerland. After a tough selection process with many athletes vying for a spot we now have settled on … Read More
Australians ready for World Cup Round 1 in Norway
Starting this Thursday, the first Orienteering World Cup Round of 2023 is taking place in Østfold, located in the south-eastern region of Norway. This highly-anticipated event has attracted the world’s top orienteers from various countries, with a total of 262 athletes representing 31 nations. The competition spans four days and comprises of a Long distance, a Middle distance, and a … Read More