OA’s Communications and Marketing Officer Liz Leung sat down with Brodie Nankervis, one of Australia’s most experienced elite athletes and OA’s Coach Development Manager to discuss his experience as an athlete and Team Leader at the recent Oceania Championships. Here are some of the highlights from the interview.

Brodie: I was planning on going to Oceania months in advance. I knew back in October 2024 I was going to attend. My focus was to be fit and race for the bonus spot on offer for the elite classes since the first place winner of the middle and long distance earned the wild card spot at World Championships later this year. This was extremely beneficial for the individual and nation to have an extra athlete competing. In November, I also signed up for the Team Manager position for the ANZ Challenge. 
Full article here from Orienteering Australia