Qualification – 5 Aug. Map: Mnichovice / Minichschlag It was a hot 33°C day for the first event in a Czechia – a qualification race where the top 20 in each heat progress to the long and middle A Final races, and the remaining competitors raced in the B and C Finals. Joe Lynch safely qualified for […]

Sprint KnockoutThe 2026 World University Orienteering Champs 28 July started with a Knockout sprint qualification elimination round in Vila Real, Portugal. The team faced very high and dry temperatures which lasted all week, but were excited to compete in the network of steep historic stone alleyways and multi-level areas. Felix qualified through to the Knockout […]

Following an appeal being upheld, an independent selection panel was convened to reselect the Men’s team for World Cup 3. In accordance with the ONZ Appeals Policy, the reselections are a result of an Appeals Panel decision approved by the Board and are therefore final and binding and not subject to appeal by any athlete. […]

WUOC was a fun-spirited event designed for university students, but the competition was very fierce, with a large number of WOC-level runners. The team felt it was refreshing to race against athletes who were also students, as opposed to the full-time professionals seen in the World Cup and WOC. Unfortunately, some team members faced illness and […]