
Junior Inter-Regional Championships
General Event Guidance
The rules and guidelines are shown on the British Orienteering website
Generic information about JIRC
Background
The Junior Interregional Championships is an annual competition between the twelve Junior Regional Squads. First organised by YHOA in 1989 the competition is organised in rotation by the 12 Regional Associations.
For many years it took place in late June but has recently changed to the early autumn.
The competition consists of an Individual race on the Saturday followed by a Relay on the Sunday.
An agreed scoring system determines the winner on each day and the overall winner.
Teams
Each region enters a team made up of up to 4 M/W14’s, 16’s and 18’s – a total of 24 athletes. The relay teams are made up of one M/W16 plus one M/W14 plus one M/W18. being 8 teams in all per Region.
1. Guidelines
The guidelines are included in the competition rules
They have been compiled through the experience of Organisers and others who have over the years been involved in the organisation of the JIRCS. They are not rules but rather advice based on experience. If you have any suggestions for inclusion in this document, please contact the Secretary of JROS ()
The guidelines give comprehensive information regarding accommodation, start times, course planning, data entry and results processing, medals, trophies and awards. For any additional information not included, please contact the JROS secretary in the first instance.
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