Orienteering in South Africa

JWOC 2018 Coach/Manager

The SAOF is pleased to announce that Nicholas Mulder has been appointed the Coach/Manager for JWOC 2018. We wish him all the best in his appointment.

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Robin Hills Street-O WHEN Tues 20 March 2018 (Registration from 5:45 pm, start 6:30pm) WHERE Starting from 1st Robin Hills Scout Hall, Oorbietjie Road WHAT 60/90 minute night run/walk with navigation COST R160/team, paid before midnight Sunday 18 March 2018 Late entries before…
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Call for JWOC 2018 Coach / Team Manager

The SAOF, in line with the objectives and goals described in the SAOF’s High Performance Strategic Plan, aims to provide the 2018 JWOC team with a qualified coach and suitable manager during the event. Applications are now open and will…
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Interesting New Orienteering at The Campus

ROC added a new feature at last Sunday’s event at The Campus. Alex Pope mapped a section of the underground parking. The parking was shown as a separate map next to the main map. Several people were caught out when…
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Urban Series 2 – Wits Main Campus

Join us at Wits University for the second sprint event. The event sheet is HERE. Orienteering is a competitive form of land navigation. It is for all ages and degrees of fitness & skill. It provides the suspense and excitement…
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Urban Series has begun

Urban Series has begun The Urban Series has kicked off with a well attended event at Emmarentia Dam. There were surprise winners in both woman’s and men’s events. Kirsten Chambers beat Michelle Botha while Alex Pope beat Tim Chambers.

2018 National Squads Announced

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It is  with great pleasure that the SAOF Selection Committee announces the Senior, Junior, Youth and Development National orienteering squads for 2018 as follows (in alphabetical order, with their club for 2017 in brackets): Senior Squad Timothy Chambers (UCTMSC) and…
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World Orienteering Day 2018

WOD 2018 The next World Orienteering Days will take place on May 23rd 2018! We aim to beat the record participation of 288,000 people in 2017.