Age groups are divided into 5-year categories up to the age of the oldest competitor for both Short and Standard courses.
Age on 31 December 2023 determines your age group category.
Minimum Age for Standard course: 15 years on race day
Minimum Age for Short course: 12 years on race day
OCR100 Event:
Qualification is necessary.
Minimum Age for OCR100event: 12 years on race day
Team Race:
Two types of team races: National Team Race and Competitive Team Race
National Team Race: Each National Federation can indicate one team for each category (1 Female team, 1 Male team, 1 Mixed team).
Competitive Team Race: Any qualified athletes (Elite or Age Group) may form a team.
Qualification Criteria:
National Governing Bodies / National Federations of a country (NFs) have complete freedom on how to qualify/select athletes for Elite and Age Group categories or for the OCR100 race.
NFs are free to decide the number of athletes qualifying from a race and the qualification criteria.
Each NF will approve the qualification for their own licensed athletes.
Adaptive athletes:
It is up to the NFs, in their sole discretion, for para athletes: whether they establish a qualification or invitation system to OCREC.
Contact:
For questions about the qualification conditions for OCREC2023, contact info@ocra.ie, or directly contact EOSF at info@ocreuropeanchampionships.org
More information about the event can be found here: https://ocreuropeanchampionships.org
