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
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
June Athlete Interview with Justine Hobson
In the lead up to the Junior World Championships in 2023, Brodie sat down with Justine Hobson, who will be debuting in the green and gold in Romania from 2nd-9th of July. Justine has been improving steadily over the past few years, culminating in a 7th place in a hotly contested junior women’s field in the National Orienteering League. Brodie … Read More
May Athlete Interview with Vanessa Round
Last month Brodie sat down with Vanessa Round, accomplished senior elite from South Australia who has been representing Australia since 2005, including an impressive 23rd in the WOC Middle distance final in 2018 and top 10 finishes in JWOC and World Cup races. Vanessa has had a few years off from senior representation but has had a successful comeback this … 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