The World Orienteering Championships in Denmark kicks off this Sunday with the Sprint Relay in Kolding. Follow all the Live services on Orienteering.sport. Especially the LIVE Web-tv stream, which will be available with English commentary for all three competitions. Timezone:The Event local time zone is CEST (UTC +2). All printed times in IOF LIVE pages are CEST (UTC +2). Web-tv schedule: … Read More
OA Seeking Expressions of Interest to run National Junior Training Camp in 2022
Orienteering Australia is seeking expressions of interest from state organisations to host a national junior training camp in December 2022. This camp ran successfully in both 2017 and 2018, with over 100 participants. After disruptions from fires and the Covid-19 pandemic, OA is keen to see the camp return bigger and better in 2022! Suitable locations should aim to be … Read More
Support our 2022 National Teams with a tax deductible donation though the Australian Sports Foundation
Whilst Orienteering Australia meets some of the cost associated with sending our National Teams to Europe, your donation will be used to assist team members cover accommodation and living expenses while overseas, uniform costs and airfares to and from the events. To make a donation toward assisting our senior teams go to WOC, World Cup, World Games and WUOC: https://asf.org.au/…/national-senior-orienteering-teams … Read More
Vale Neville de Mestre – Former OA President
Neville de Mestre served as President of the Orienteering Federation of Australia (OFA) from 1988 to 1990 and was also a member of the Technical Committee from 1982 to 1988 prior to his election as President. Neville was a person who radiated positive energy, enthusiasm, a can do mindset and possessed a sharp intellect. Neville began orienteering in the mid … Read More
Aussies Acquit Themselves well in IOF World Cup Opening Race
The opening race of the 2022 IOF World Cup was run last night in Boras Sweden. Aston key finished a very creditable =30th place in a field of 111 in a time of 16:51 which was 61 seconds behind Norway’s Kaspar Fosser. Olivia Sprod finished in 99th place in a field of 104 with a time of 21:13 which was … Read More
May Athlete Interview with Joseph Dickinson
This month Brodie sat down with returning star Joseph Dickinson, from Hobart in Tasmania. Joe had a strong junior career, with a memorable 17th at the JWOC Sprint in 2017, before taking some time away from the sport. This year he has made a strong return to orienteering, with a 5th place in the 2022 NOL season and some impressive … Read More
2023 Oceania Championships Update
A reminder that the 2023 Oceania Championships will be held in Tasmania from January 7 to 12. The program is: Jan 7 Sprint Distance Launceston Jan 9 Long Distance St Helens Jan 11 Middle Distance St Helens Jan 12 Relay … Read More
THANK YOU ORIENTEERING VOLUNTEERS!
This week is National Volunteer Week which is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering. As part of National Volunteer Week, Orienteering Australia pays tribute to the vast number of people within our community who volunteer their time at every level to allow us all to enjoy our fantastic sport. We are a sport totally dependent on the goodwill of our … Read More
Silva Medal 2022 The Silva Medal is awarded to the Australian orienteer who best performs relative to their class in specified events. Points are awarded for Days 1, 2 and 3 of the Australian 3-Days Championship, the Australian Long Distance Championships, the Australian Middle Distance Championships, the Australian Sprint Championships, any State Championship conducted at the 3-Days carnival and the Australian Championships Carnival … Read More