WOC and World Cup 2009 Selection Policy The Irish Team selection policy for the world Orienteering Championships 2009 to be held in Miskolc, Hungary from 16th to 23rd August, is as follows; - www.woc2009.hu *1.Number of Competitors:* Men: A minimum of 5 men will be selected, with a maximum of 6 being selected. Women: Up to 3 women will be selected. *2.Selection Races:* The selection for WOC 2009 will be based upon performances at the following races. a.Irish Orienteering Championships 2009. Men: There will be three [3] automatic places available for men based upon the results during these races. The selection will be as follows; First man in the Medium distance is automatically selected. First man in the classic is automatically selected. Best man with combined results of both the classic and medium races is automatically selected. Women: There will be two [2] automatic places available for women based upon the results of these races. First woman in the Medium distance is automatically selected. First woman in the classic is automatically selected. b.The following races will be considered; The performances at the following races will be considered when completing the makeup of the mens and womens team for WOC 2009. None of these races are mandatory, but to be considered for selection athletes must have competed in at least 2 races of the list below. - Spring Cup 2009, Denmark, 27-29 March 2009, www.springcup.dk - JK 2009, UK 10-13 April 2009. www.jk2009.org.uk - Shamrock O-ringen, Killarney , 30 May - 1 June 2009, www.corko.net/shamrock - World Cup Events from 2008 will be considered. - Any other World Ranking event in 2008/2009 will be considered. *3. Selection:* Selection will be made in early June 2009 to allow competitors adequate time to prepare and train in the relevant terrain etc. In the event of there being a number of competitors in contention for the final selection places a head to head race will be held with the first past the post being selected. This is likely to be during the Shamrock O-Ringen in June. *4. World Cup Selection:* Selection for world cup races will be on known form over the past year at world ranking events. The 2008 World Cup races are as follows; Event Date Type Venue 1 9 June Middle distance, Salo, Finland, www.noc2009.fi 2 10 June Sprint distance, Salo, Finland, www.noc2009.fi 3 26 June Middle distance, Fossum, Norway, www.app.o-festivalen.com/wp/2009/ 4 27 June Long distance, Fossum, Norway, www.app.o-festivalen.com/wp/2009/ 5 19 Aug Middle distance, Miskolc, Hungary, WOC09, www.woc09.hu 6 20 Aug Sprint distance, Miskolc, Hungary, WOC09, www.woc09.hu 7 23 Aug Long distance, Miskolc, Hungary, WOC09, www.woc09.hu 8 26 Sep Middle distance, Zurich, Switzerland, www.postfinancesprint.ch 9 27 Sep Sprint distance, Zurich, Switzerland, www.postfinancesprint.ch * Mountain Bike Orienteering:* 1. 9 - 16 Aug World MTBO Champs, Ben Shemen, Israel, www.nivut.org.il/mtbo/default.aspx 2. 22-29 June European MTBO, Copenhagen, Denmark, www.eocmtbo2009.dk
