IOF shelve plans for changes to World Orienteering Championship format
- Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44
The Future of the WOC project was shelved at the recent joint meeting of the IOF Council and Commissions. Whilst the IOF believe there is a consensus on the need for evolution of the Wolrd Orienteering Championships they acknowledged that the diversity of the opinion on the changes needed was too great.
'At this point of time it is more important not to split the IOF family than to make the changes that received support in Trondheim in 2010”, IOF President Åke Jacobson said, and continued: “That is why we have decided not to continue with the current programme.'
Readers of the article which ran in the last edition of Australian Orienteer will be aware that the opposition to the proposals came from a sigificant cadre of elite athletes including Thierry Gueorgiou, Helena Jannson, Annika Billstram, Olav Lundanes and our own Julian Dent. Eva Jurenikova who spearheaded the reponse from the athlete body must be congratulated on her initiative to broaden the debate. More details can be found at World of O and the official IOF website.
Adventure and challenge pair up for O'Shea Two Day event
- Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44
Entries are now open for the O'Shea 2 Day which will be held 25th & 26th February. All ready to go are Bryony and Tim Cox who are the first intrepid pair to sign up for the challenge which is expected to draw teams interstate as well as from local NSW orienteering clubs and the adventure racing community.
With 3 NEW maps this year the format remains the same with teams of two competing over 2 days in 3 events which include a Pairs Relay, a Night Event, and a Score Event. With a mix of bush, park and street orienteering this fun event will give anyone who races in the winter a great start to their season. All the information and the entry form can be found here.
Architectural blend proves interesting for Sprint #4 runners
- Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44
A new assembly on a new UWS Parramatta map made for good numbers and interesting orienteering. The runners navigated around the buildings of the historic Female Orphan School (the main building of the Orphan School is the oldest 3 storey building in Australia) and the bright new architecture of the modern university.
Planner Lyn Malmgron set an interesting course with lots of changes in direction and a number of crossovers. There were a number of opportunities to stretch a gait, with longer legs over grassed slopes.
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Girls Weekend Away - 3/4th March
- Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44
The female orienteering community of NSW are in for something special on the 3/4th March when Nick Dent, Head Coach NSW, is putting on a special coaching weekend just for them.
Robyn Pallas, organiser of the weekend, says 'We used to run sessions like this some time ago and for a while women have been asking for their own coaching weekend again. We've managed to fit it into the tight NSW timetable this year and we have already had a great response. A weekend like this allows women, normally too busy looking after their families, to get a chance to focus on improving their own orienteering skills. It sets aside time to brush up their skills, learn some new ones, and have fun in a supportive group of like-minded women.'
The weekend will have both theory and practical bush sessions as well as dinner out on Saturday night. Anyone who hasn't already got this in their diary but would like to come along, can get in touch with Robyn for more details This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
