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Orienteering
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Orienteering Overview
Orienteering originated in Scandinavia in the late 1800s as a part of military training. The first ever competition was held in Oslo in 1897 and it spread across Europe, including eventually to Britain in the 1950s. It was John Disley (Olympic athletics medalist in 1952) that first introduced it into the UK and along with other notable runners such as Chris Brasher, Gordon Pirie and Martin Hyman. Together they brought orienteering to a wider audience. In 1967 the British Orienteering Federation was established and today Great Britain competes on an international level boasting two recent World Champions (in 1999 and 2005). Recently orienteering has been going through a revolution, with televised races, electronic timing, GPS tracking and much more spectator friendly events.
Orienteering is an endurance sport involving running over all types of terrain whilst navigating. Competitors use specially drawn, highly detailed maps to choose the best route around a set course which they have not seen before. Races can take place in any environment from mountainous, rough woodland to city centres. At international level, there are four disciplines, Sprint (approx. 12-15 mis), Middle (approx. 35 mins), Long (approx. 75mins for women, 95mins for men) and Relay.
Each year the biggest target for any elite orienteer is the World Orienteering Championships. There is also a World Cup Series which attracts many top runners and takes place at some of the larger orienteering festivals such as the Oringen in Sweden.