Edinburgh KO Sprint JEC Fundraiser

Join us in Edinburgh this May to try out Knockout Sprint – orienteering’s newest and most exciting format. Held on Wester Hailes, used for the WOC test races, it promises to be a high-quality day of orienteering - perfect preparation for the British Sprint Champs and Senior Selection Races in June. Featuring both an elite and open class the event is open to all! We're putting this on to raise money for JEC, more on this at the bottom.

-        The day kicks off with a 'qualification' (normal) sprint in the morning. Everyone will progress from here though, so no panic! We’d recommend Long for Men’s Elite and Medium for Women’s Elite.  Under 16’s should enter Junior.

-        If you’re wanting to race with the fastest – enter Knockout Elite for the afternoon.

-        If you want to race your clubmates or see how the format works – enter Knockout Open for the afternoon. We will seed the rounds as best we can to ensure everyone is competitive!

      Both afternoon KOs will be suitable for U16s.

-        And don’t worry, if you get ‘knocked out’ it’s not over – you can keep competing as everyone progresses to a new round. There will be prizes for those who finish at the top however!

JEC (Junior European Cup), is one of a few international junior races held each year. It's an important competition for both performance and development as we can send 24 athletes to experience what it's like to race at the highest level. However, the associated cost of sending a full team is large, and so we're putting on this event. All proceeds will go to supporting this year's and future years' team - helping our juniors continue to achieve their potential.