Introduction
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Friday 6th - Monday 9th April 2012
Scottish Orienteering hosted the Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering.
Who/what is the Jan Kjellström?
Jan Kjellström (born 1940[1], died 1967) was an orienteer from Sweden who played an important role in the development of the sport of orienteering in Great Britain. Kjellström, a son of Silva compass founder Alvar Kjellström, travelled to Great Britain to promote the sport. There, he helped to accelerate developments in orienteering competition, mapping and coaching. Kjellström died in a road accident early in the year of 1967, from the Wikipedia entry
1967 saw the first Jan Kjellström International Orienteering Festival or “JK”, held in memory of Jan Kjellström. The annual JK moved to Easter in 1969. The 1974 JK was the first British event to attract more than one thousand entrants.
Event Centre: Atholl Centre, Pitlochry.
British Orienteering AGM: Will be held on Friday 6th April immediately after the JK Sprint Race in Livingston.
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The 2015 World Orienteering Championships will be based in Inverness, Scotland during August, and will utilise the world class terrain along the Moray coast and in the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish 6 Days will run in parallel to the Championships and will bring 5000 competitors to the area boosting the local economy by an estimated £2 million.
To celebrate 50 years of the Scottish Orienteering Association we are organising various activities including the opportunity to complete 50 events in the course of the year (16 April 2011 to 15 April 2012). The JK may just help you complete the challenge.
