Oceania Sprint Championships 2026 in Newcastle
158 competitors from 8 countries and territories and 504 participations over three days of sprint orienteering in Newcastle — a knock-out sprint from qualifier to finals, the individual sprint and the sprint relay.
- Host
- Orienteering NSW
- Where
- Newcastle, NSW
- When
- 24–26 January 2026 · 3 days
- Scale
- 158 competitors · 504 participations · 3 formats
- meshO provided
- Radio controls · results screens · commentary · PA · audio stream
The carnival
The 2026 Oceania Sprint Championships were three days of sprint orienteering in Newcastle, organised by Orienteering NSW with Central Coast Orienteers and Uringa Orienteers. Three sprint formats decided the titles: a knock-out sprint run as a qualifier, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals; the individual sprint; and the sprint relay. meshO supplied all the event services, as at the Australian Championships in Brisbane in 2025.
What meshO provided
- Results on monitors in the arena
- Radio controls in the field on the meshO mesh
- A live audio stream of the commentary
- PA equipment for commentary in the arena
- Help setting up and supporting the commentary
The championships in numbers
158
competitors
504
participations
6
races, in 3 days
8
countries and territories
Race by race
| Race | Format | Starters |
|---|---|---|
| Knock-out sprint — qualifier | Knock-out sprint | 118 |
| Knock-out sprint — quarter-finals | Knock-out sprint | 72 |
| Knock-out sprint — semi-finals | Knock-out sprint | 38 |
| Knock-out sprint — finals | Knock-out sprint | 18 |
| Individual sprint | Sprint | 143 |
| Sprint relay | Sprint relay · 29 teams | 115 |
Participations count every start: a competitor who ran every race counts once for each. Figures from the published Eventor results.
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