FISO WORLD OCR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The OCR World Championships are the official championships of the national federation members of World OCR, representing over 80 countries. This will be the first official FISO World Championships. The events will be held at the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, In Sochi Russia, Located in the beautiful Caucus Mountains by the Black Sea.
The Championships weekend will be made up of a 100m sprint course, 3k short course, 12k standard course and 3k team relay course.
DATE
September 17th-20th 2020
LOCATION
Rosa Khotor Ski Resort – Sochi, Russia
WEBSITE
https://worldocr.org/sochi-2020
QUALIFICATION
Qualification in each country is by the national governing body, known as a national association or federation (OCRA.)
This is commonly done through a national series, national championships, races sanctioned / approved by the national federation and / or races in their continental region. Many associations use a ranking system that helps them select athletes. If a country fields a full team (5 athletes per category), they will have 90 athletes per event category. Additional athletes may compete in the open category under their country flag.
Qualification is through one of the national federation members of World OCR, representing countries in Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. If your country does not have a national federation (list below), please contact competitions@worldocr.org for how to qualify. Continental associations (OCR Africa, OCR Americas, OCR Asia-Pacific and OCR Europe) assist athletes qualify in their regions.
Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page for general information on World OCR.
Just like Olympics and other international multi-sport Games, national teams are qualified through their national federation. The national federations are non-profit organisations run by, and for their members, the athletes. Official teams are limited to 5 people per competitive race category. Additional athletes may run under their country flag in open categories.
Competitive race categories for men and women in Elite (any age) and eight (8) age groups from under 20 (minimum age 18 on race day) to over 50. Age group is the age you are on December 31st, 2020. Competitive categories are provided in each event: 100m, 3km and 12+km.
U20 (18-19), 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+
Results and records will be provided for all age groups up to the oldest person.
Open (non-competitive) waves will be provided, no qualification is required. There are no awards for Open categories.
IRISH QUALIFYING EVENTS
Irish OCR Championships
Date – June 27th 2020
Qualifying Standard – See above.
Register – www.ocra.ie
