Qualification & Registration:
Qualification period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025.
- The Short and Standard course events have divisions: Elite, Age Group, and Open.
- Qualification is necessary for Elite and Age Group categories.
- There is no qualification requirement for the Open course.
- Registration link: OCREC – OCR European Championships
More info on qualifications: How to Qualify | European Championships | #OCREC25 – OCREC
Medical Cert :
- Download from here: https://ocreuropeanchampionships.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OCREC2025_Medical_Certificate.pdf
- Get GP to fill it out.
Age Group Categories:
- Age groups are divided into 5-year categories up to the age of the oldest competitor for both Short and Standard courses.
- For Over 16 athletes, the age is calculated on Dec 31st 2025;
- For Under 16 athletes, the age is calculated ON RACE DAY;
- An athlete who is 15yo on race day but turns 16 on or before December 31st 2025 will race in the Youth 14/15 category. Athletes who are 15 years old on race day and turn 16 in 2025 may be allowed to compete in the 16/17 category provided they have parental and National Governing Body consent;
- Minimum Age for Standard course: 16 years on race day
- Minimum Age for Short course: 10 years on race day
OCR100 Event:
- Qualification is necessary.
- Minimum Age for OCR100event: 10 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, 1 Adaptive 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 adaptive athletes: whether they establish a qualification or invitation system to OCREC.
Contact:
- For questions about the qualification conditions for OCREC2025, contact info@ocra.ie, or directly contact EOSF at european.osf@worldobstacle.org
- More information about the event can be found here: https://ocreuropeanchampionships.org
