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Competitions and Awards for WOA Members

There are various competitions either between Welsh Clubs, or between Wales and other associations

Croeso - the 4-yearly Welsh Orienteering festival

Welsh Champs - An annual age-based competition between members of WOA

Short Distance Open Championships - Two short courses competed under an age-handicap system

Welsh League - A league based on performance in a series of District and Regional events

Junior Inter-Regionals - A competition between the Juniors from the 12 UK Associations

Home Internationals - Competitions between the 4 UK countries

Colour Awards - Awards for individual progression through the Colour-coded system

 

EVENT TERMINOLOGY

BOF has decided in the interests of making things simple for newcomers to change the terminology of events as follows:
LOCAL:                 A selection of colour-coded courses
DISTRICT:             Full range of colour-coded courses
REGIONAL:            Badge events
NATIONAL:            National series
CHAMPIONSHIPS:   JK, BOC, etc