Urban Events 16's rule

[LostAgain]

After a juniors 16th birthday are they allowed to run the adult Urban courses?
Or are they excluded until they M/W18's

[IanD]

I believe they are allowed from their 16th birthday - it's an insurance rule not an orienteering rule, and does not recognise our age classes.

Best to check with the event organiser though (if the details do not make it clear).

[andypat]

That is correct. From age 16 ie your birthday the rule(guideline?) no longer applies.

For the Nopesport league you are still competitive on the M/W16 - course until you become an M/W 18 if you want to.

For the Erskine event - Nopesport Urban League 2- the planner has devised a reasonably technical U16 course in Urban terrain that does not require crossing any busy roads. He has also planned a less tecnhnical course that does not cross any roads. We have recommended M/W 12 and under enter the less technical of the two junior courses to avoid any road crossings, but this is our safety recommendation rather than a BOF thing.