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We're pleased to hear this video is being used to explain our sport to friends: Start #Orienteering || A Newcomer's Guide || Presented by Graham Gristwood youtu.be/26Zc5AVkFis via @YouTube
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Exclusive: Megan Keith credits orienteering for leading her on the path to the Olympics dlvr.it/TB9wzl
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LatinoLife in the Park, the UK's largest Latin music festival, returns to Walpole Park tomorrow.
Come along to celebrate Londonβs Latin American, Spanish, and Portuguese communities. See everything you need to know about attending:
london.gov.uk/events/latinolβ¦
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Luxembourg Orienteeringβs final training session of the spring season in Sandweiler yesterday followed by a garden get-together. #LuxOC has grown enormously over the 8 years of its existence. Weβre now 169 and counting! #Orienteering #Luxembourg
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Good luck Nathan, Rachel, Cecilie, @Ralph_Street from @GBRorienteering in for tomorrow's ko quarterfinals in Olten @owcupCH. The big countries showing their strength in depth, 45 of 72 qualified are from SUI (14), NOR (12), SWE (10) FIN (9). Other 27 from 13 countries.
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New Article: World Cup Opening Weekends 2024: All You Need To Know: The first two Orienteering World Cup rounds of 2024Β are about toΒ startΒ in Olten, Switzerland and Genoa, Italy β both organized as pure sprint weekends. It all kicks off in Switzerlandβ¦ news.worldofo.com/2024/05/23β¦
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Counting down to hosting the British Sprint Championships this year on behalf of @GBRorienteering at the University of Warwick on Sunday 23rd June 2024.β«οΈπ΄π‘
Entry prices go up this Sunday 19th May 2024.
britishsprintchamps.org.uk/
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What an amazing Sunny Sussex Weekend we had! Fabulous weather and by far our largest ever attendance! Thank-you to everyone who came to support our weekend, we really hope you enjoyed yourselves! Massive thanks to the huge number of club volunteers who made it all possible
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Just 10 days to go before this year's Sunny Sussex Weekend and it looks set to be the best attended SSW ever! Not surprising given we have three super #Orienteering events lined up at Eartham Wood, Chichester Uni and Houghton Forest. Entries via racesignup.co.uk/site/event.β¦
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Largest O-festival in UK #TheJK2024 tomorrow, Sprint WRE for 300 runners on top courses for women and men.
Programme: tinyurl.com/ms36a37c
Online Results: sportident.co.uk/results/JK/β¦
Short News Item: ontheredline.org.uk/news/jk2β¦
Last year's overall winners have entered...
ALT JK overall winners 2023
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Luxembourg finished 5th in its first season as a regular Interland nation. A great team effort with some fantastic individual results (M.A. Kotecka 2nd W17, M. Kotecka 3rd W40, O. Pitirimova 6th Elite). Looking forward to Interland 2025! #Interland #LuxOC #orienteering
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Interland 2024 is over. Kudos to FRSO (Wallonia) for a fabulous race in a nice forest, and congrats to Orienteering England for snatching the Cup back from Orienteering Vlaanderen! #Interland #Frso #OV #LuxOC #OrienteeringEngland #LHFCO #NOLB
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Article about Matthias Kyburz marathon training (aiming for Olympic qualifying time) compares running /metabolism of marathon to orienteering. blog.runningcoach.me/en/2024β¦
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Only 4 Months until WOC 2024! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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#WOC #WOC2024 #Orienteering #Edinburgh
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Inspiring report from GBR team high altitude training last year orienteeringfoundation.org.u⦠@GBRorienteering
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Looks like we're set for another bumper turnout at this Saturday's Chailey Common #orienteering event. Afraid the Green course is now full, but there's still map availablity on all other courses - but be quick to avoid disappointment! Enter via Racesignup.co.uk
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Entries are now open for the WOC2024 Tour! πββοΈ
To get involved and book your place for this yearβs races, follow the link in the bio. π
Be quick before time runs out to book your place! β³
#woc2024 #Orienteering #Scotland #Edinburgh
@VisitScotland @scottish_o
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Report by Jim Bailey at @GBRorienteering website on @EUOCLegends Edinburgh Big Weekend @woc2024 training: britishorienteering.org.uk/?β¦ π· Crawford Lindsay. See also results.euoc.co.uk/bw24/
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Data! Annual Membership
Our total numbers were 46 at the start of 2023, but by the end were up to 52. Age Class & Gender 2024
The % of women has crept up by 1%, from 39% to 40% between Jan 23 and Jan 24. BO total membership is 40% women, so we are in line with that. 1/3
Invite to Battersea Park Night #Orienteering race on Tuesday evening: slow.org.uk/events/battersea⦠@LOKorienteering @DartfordOK
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I wrote a piece for @iRunFar about Ed Catmur, who tragically passed away while on a training run in the hills.
@centurionrunner @ThamesHandH @sloweb
tinyurl.com/54a3yjpu
ALT Ed Catmur Pic @centurionrunner