Orienteering New Zealand (ONZ) has been awarded the hosting rights to the Junior World Orienteering Championships in November 2029. ONZ has put together a list of areas that have the potential to be used. Once a formal organising group has been formed, along with an IOF SEA assigned to the event, final decisions will be […]

Yes, this is big news and we are so excited. The announcement of the 2029 Junior World Orienteering Championships follows a decision by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Council at a 6–8 July 2026 meeting.This will be first JWOC to be held in New Zealand and only the second in Oceania.  The event will showcase […]

JWOC26  |  Karlskrona 29 June – 4 July  Individual SprintThe Individual Sprint kicked off the 2026 Junior World Orienteering Championships with 338 Athletes lined up along with and 98 team officials from 40 countries.  It was a sharp-witted start to the first up race. Several runners were caught out by a tricky initial direction decision straight […]

Event details:29 June individual Sprint: Trossö in Karlskrona. 30 June Sprint Relay. Trossö in Karlskrona. Mixed four-member team relay, the first and last legs are women’s legs. 1 July Long DIstance Augerum. Varied vegetation, from beech forest with fast runnability to areas with coniferous forest3 July Middle Distance event Bussevik. Countryside, mainly forest (pine, oak, beech) with a few small areas of […]

UPDATE 13 April 2026 – With not approaches to the Convenor of Selectors, all teams have been finalised barring any late withdrawals. UPDATE 8 April 2026 – The EYOC Team has been updated as both Charlie Milne and Emily Reeves are not able to attend. Reserves Josie Hua (W16) and Arya Chebbi have been promoted […]

UPDATE 28/3/26 – The WUOC and EYOC Teams have been finalised. The JWOC Women’s Team is currently subject to an appeal so remains provisional while the JWOC Men’s Team has been finalised. UPDATE 23/3/26 – In accordance with the ONZ Team Selections Appeals Policy, the convenor of selectors was contacted to discuss team selection within 48hrs […]

ONZ is happy to announce this year’s Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) Management Team. JWOC takes place in  in  Karlskrona, Sweden, 29 June to 4 July 2026.  Yvette Baker has been appointed as the team manager with Tane Cambridge and Renee Beveridge as coaches. 

This update supersedes the previous JWOC Selection notice posted 19 November The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 are scheduled to be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long distance races, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Classes are: New Zealand […]

There will be four competition classes during the trial weekend. Competitors will be divided into classes according to their gender and age.To facilitate trialling for multiple teams; WUOC, JWOC and EYOC U18 have been combined into one class per gender (Men and Women).• M16 Men born in 2010 or later• W16 Men born in 2010 […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 will be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long race, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Position Descriptions2026 JWOC Coach Position Description2026 JWOC Manager Position Description ONZ Invites applications for both positions by Friday 20 February 2026. Please send expressions of […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 are scheduled to be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long distance races, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Classes are: New Zealand is entitled to enter up to 6 athletes in each class. […]

Sprint relay  – NZL team 2 just pips team 1!JWOC kicked off in Levico Terme, a picturesque spa town on the shores of the Lake Levico. The town was buzzing with excitement as residents prepared to host the event, proudly displaying orienteering flags on balconies and street signs in anticipation of the races. The terrain […]

Trentino in Italy is set to welcome over 350 under-20 athletes from 41 countries to the 2025 Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). Two sprint urban races will kick off the events: the Mixed Sprint Relay and the Individual Sprint. The forest competitions will start from 30 June.  Programme:Friday 27 June 17:30 (CEST) Opening Ceremony JWOC (in NZ, 1:30am Saturday 28 June […]

Team selections are subject to the ONZ Appeals Policy Under this policy

With the Junior World Orienteering Champs (JWOC) a month away, 8 members of the 12-strong team headed away to Kura Tāwhiti – Castle Hill for a weekend training camp of team bonding and specific training before heading to Europe.The weekend started on Friday night, with 5 of the team and coach participating in a cross country race event on Ilam […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2025 will be held in Trentino, Italy from 26 June – 3 July 2025. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long distance races, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Selection Criteria As per the Orienteering NZ G1 Selection Policy the 2025 JWOC team will be selected […]

ONZ has been approached to consider hosting the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). The Board have met with an IOF representative to better understand expectations for potential hosts and now wish to better understand the appetite for, and viability of hosting the event. The Board has approved a outline of draft business case plan that […]

What a successful JWOC. The anticipation was high beforehand, and Zefa Fa’avae winning  2nd place in the long event is our best ever placing in the forest terrain for the Junior World Orienteering Championships long event. It follows in the footsteps of Matt Ogden’s golden medal win in the forest terrain for the middle event […]

Please note that attendance is conditional on team members being financial members of a club affiliated to Orienteering New Zealand and having no outstanding debts to Orienteering New Zealand. The Orienteering New Zealand Senior Selection Panel has named the following team to attend the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) in Pilzen, Czechia in June & […]

Member news & views | JANUARY 2024 Read online at http://eepurl.com/iJrs2U UpdateNotes from the GMView from the ChairEvents2024 NZ O Champs – Nationals | Bay of Plenty2024 Katoa Po | TaupōWorld Orienteering Day2024 King’s Birthday | Golden Bay Event ReviewOceania Knock Out Sprints A chat with …Alistair Landels SportMoc’s new van revealAuckland school’s orienteeringONZ Board […]

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JWOC Training Squad Coach Following the closure of nominations for the 2024 JWOC team on 20 January 2024, all nominees will be named as part of a JWOC training squad. Orienteering New Zealand now invites applications for the position of coach of that squad. This position will be responsible for training this squad until April when […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2024 will be held in Pilsen, Czechia from 30 June – 7 July 2024. JWOC will consist of individual sprint, middle, and long distance races, a sprint relay and a forest relay. Selection Criteria As per the Orienteering NZ G1 Selection Policy the 2024 JWOC team will be selected […]

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Almost certainly for the first time, both the top NZL men’s and women’s teams have finished in the official top 10 in the JWOC relay. This consists of one team per country. For the men, Felix Hunt gave New Zealand a steady start, handing over to Ryan Moore who had the team in 22nd place […]

Zefa Fa’avae has produced the best result New Zealand has ever had in a JWOC long distance with an amazing 5th place in today’s race in Romania. Zefa was within about 40s of bronze. His run follows the disappointment of the sprint relay dsq, which was so nearly another podium finish to go with Penelope […]

Penelope Salmon and Nathan Borton were the top Kiwi performers in the JWOC sprint held overnight in Romania. Pride of place went to Penelope, who became only the third New Zealand women to make a JWOC podium, finishing in 6th place. This was the same as Angela Simpson achieved in the 2011 sprint in Poland, […]

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In general, June heralds the start of the major European events that New Zealand sends full representative teams to. The first of these, as a precursor to JWOC, was the European Youth Champs, an event which is increasingly being used to build-up to the subsequent M/W20 World Championships. Just over the horizon is also WOC […]

How many times have you been to JWOC? How old were you when you first went?I have been to JWOC twice in 2018 and 2019. My last year of eligibility was 2020 unfortunately! I was 17 when I first went, and in year 13 at school. What did you enjoy the most when you were […]