Events
View all events| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Club champs and AGM | Saturday 14 December | Holmesfield Park Wood |
| Saturday Series 4 | Saturday 4 January | Whirlow Brook Hall & Limb Valley |
| Regional Event | Sunday 12 January | Greno Woods |
| Night Urban Event | Wednesday 15 January | Broomhill |
Results
View all results| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Series 3 | Saturday 23 November | Shire Brook Valley |
| Night Event | Wednesday 20 November | Ladies Spring Woods & Beauchief Golf Course |
| Regional Event | Sunday 10 November | Blacka Moor |
| Saturday Series 2 | Saturday 19 October | EIS&Olympic Legacy Pk |
About SYO
South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO) have 300 members ranging in age from 5 to 85. There is a wide range of ability and experience within the club from beginners to elite orienteers, who represent Great Britain all over the world. We offer a friendly and informal welcome to the sport - supporting adult and junior beginners and more seasoned orienteers alike with coaching and a programme of regular events.
South Yorkshire Orienteers is member of the Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) and British Orienteering.
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are as you can choose the course that's right for you and run, jog or walk it at your own pace. It is excellent for adults wanting to shape up, add some excitement and mental challenge to their running and meet new friends. It is also ideal for families as everyone can take part at the level that's right for them and it allows children to develop independence, confidence and decision making skills.
News
Norfolk Park 29th November
A great turnout at Norfolk Park today. Provisional Results are available here
Thank you to all the volunteers today, both the regulars and also those helping for the first time (The Phoenix family plus Katherine, Piers and Paul). Also thank you to the staff at the centre who were very helpful and couldn't do enough for us. It makes it much easier when we have somewhere warm and dry to run the registration and download.
British Schools Orienteering Championships 2014
Last Sunday, 9 SYO juniors took part in the annual British Schools Champs, which this year was held in the grounds of the Tudor house, at Temple Newsam, Leeds - a mixture of open parkland, and mature woodland. As well as possibly being ensnared by the brambles, other safety hazards included Ha Has, as well as a few ornamental ponds, and the odd grazing cow out and about on the course.
Over 800 school children came from as far afield as Bath and Aberdeenshire. From SYO, the participants were: Louise Adams (Y11), Dom Dakin (Y8), Pippa Dakin (Y12), Jake Field (Y13), Joe Field (Y8), Yasmin Field (Y11), Joe Owens (Y7), Ronan Sahni (Y8), Jo Smith (Y12). Among these 9, there were 4 podium places from Louise Adams (2nd), Dom Dakin (2nd), Pippa Dakin (2nd) and Jake Field (3rd).
Also taking part were six pupils from Dore Primary, who were in the Boys Y5 category. Although there were no podium places, all the competitors (all relatively new to Orienteering) completed their course with no miss-punches.
World Masters Orienteering Championships, Brazil, 1-8 November
The World Masters Orienteering Championships were being held in Brazil. There are two disciplines, Sprint and Long Distance. The sprint final was held on the Monday and SYO members won two medals: Nick Barrable won a gold medal in M40 and Peter Gorvett won silver in M65. In the long distance final was being held on Saturday and although both Nick and Peter have qualified 1st in their heats but only Nick mangaged a second medal, getting joint gold, but Peter finished 5th. John Franklin was in the top half of both A finals.
The event is being held in the far south of Brazil where the weather now is not very different from an warm British summer. There was rain for two out of five races, but warm sunshine for the others. The scenery contains some spectacular sights, with the Spring Final being held next to the 130m-drop Caracol waterfall, the 2nd most popular natural sight in Brazil.