Request by Emma Monkman, Access and Environmental Officer at British Orienteering

Report by Peter Guillaume, Compass Sport Cup Coordinator.  Photo credits:  South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO).

This Saturday, just under 200 people will enjoy the navigational challenge of the NI Classic/Long Distance Championship.

The CompassSport Cup Final on Sunday 17 October 2021, hosted by South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO), at Hesley and Tankersley, Sheffield, has attracted over 800 entries from 24 clubs, 10 in the Cup and 14 in the Trophy competition. Moravian Orienteers are the furthest competing teams making an 850-mile...

British Orienteering is pleased to announce the appointment of a new management team for the revamped Talent programme, part of the recently updated Performance Pathway. As a result of the formal application process, the following individuals have been appointed as managers for Talent Scotland (Judy...

Orienteering can be delivered within the school curriculum or as an extra-curricular activity. Along with developing a young person’s physical well-being, new skills will be learned and confidence gained to make decisions independently and in partnership with others. 

The last few weeks have seen the successful hosting of four further top-quality UK Orienteering League races, as part of the Caddihoe Chase weekend in Hampshire, closely followed by the British Champs weekend in Devon.  In total 10 of the UK Orienteering League (UKOL) races in the 2021 season have t...

Report and Photos by Alan Rosen member of Happy Herts Orienteering Club and Controller for the British Long Championships.

Entries are open for the final British Orienteering Championships of the year - Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 November 2021.

This campaign aims to help parents understand their role in their child's sport.

Photos from the Middle distance race at the World Cup Final Round in Italy.  Photo credits:  William Hollowell (IOF).

EUOC BUCS Champions 2019 The Performance Orienteering Programme at the University offers professional coaching, strength & conditioning, physiotherapy, sport psychology and performance lifestyle support, weekly training sessions and international training camps in a high performance orienteeri...

Yesterday the Long-Distance Competition at the Orienteering World Cup Final in Cansiglio, Italy took place, with two dominating performances by Tove Alexandersson (SWE) and Kasper Harlem Fosser (NOR) winning the women’s and men’s races respectively.

As previously announced in June of this year, IOF Secretary General/Chief Executive Officer Tom Hollowell, will retire from the position. In the first round of applications which ended July 31, no qualified candidates were identified. Over the past years the operations of the IOF have grown and the ...

The headline news is that the weekend of orienteering at Braunton Burrows is still on. The team has put a lot of effort into making it a great orienteering experience, and we look forward to welcoming you to the dunes.

Men's Premier and Women's Premier relays: British Championships 2021

The Orienteering World Cup Final Round for 2021 will start with the Long distance tomorrow (Thursday 30 September), followed by the Middle distance on Saturday 2 October and then the Sprint Relay on Sunday 3 October this weekend.

The SCOA committee has decided to go ahead with a league for the 2021-22 season, despite there currently being only a few events in the calendar. It is likely that the list of events will change several times (and possibly at short notice) so do keep returning here to check. The current list of league events is as follows:

At the weekend there was a team of 15 athletes who represented Great Britain at Euromeeting, Bettmeralp, Switzerland.

Report by Ric Gamble, Development Officer and Chair of Lagan Valley Orienteers