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The British Orienteering Federation Limited, generally known and branded as British Orienteering, is the national sports governing body for the sport of orienteering in the United Kingdom. [ 3 ] The federation was founded in June 1967, and is a member of the IOF .
The British Orienteering Championships are the highest level of competition in Orienteering in the United Kingdom, along with the JK Orienteering Festival. 1967 saw the first British Championships, held in Hamsterley Forest. Since then, 4 further disciplines have emerged: the Relay, Night, Middle and Sprint Championships.
The Jan Kjellström International Orienteering Festival or "JK" is the premier domestic orienteering competition in the United Kingdom along with the British Orienteering Championships, usually held over the Easter Weekend. 1967 saw the first JK event, held in memory of Jan Kjellström. The annual JK moved to Easter in 1969, and now regularly ...
The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden, where it originated as military training.Over the course of the late 19th and early 20th century, orienteering emerged first as a military competition in Nordic countries and then as a mass participation sport, before becoming a competitive sport with an international governing body.
The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden. The actual term "orientering" (the original Swedish name for orienteering, lits. "orientation") was first used in 1886 at the Swedish Military Academy Karlberg and meant the crossing of unknown land with the aid of a map and a compass. [1]
Edinburgh University has been an important club throughout the history of Orienteering in the UK. It was founded in 1964, [2] [3] which was 3 years before the formation of the British Orienteering Federation in 1967, making it one of the first orienteering clubs in the UK.
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The 9 English regions of the British Orienteering Federation (BOF) are Members of English Orienteering Council (EOC). Its voting members are representatives of each of the nine English regions of the BOF. The Council meets each year at the Jan Kjellström International Orienteering Festival to make policy decisions. EOC is not a National ...