May 26 2023

JFCBS team dominates French Army Orienteering Championship

The National Orienteering Championship of the French Army, organized by the Military Schools of Bourges, was held from 18^th to 20^th April 2023 in Bourges, France.

A hundred athletes from across the Armée de Terre gathered to compete, giving their very best in order to represent their unit colours in three races: the urban sprint, the unit relay and a long distance run.

Three soldiers from JFCBS, OF-2 Lionel, OR-8 Aurélien and OR-7 Loïc, participated in the event, winning a hard-fought unit relay race as a team ahead of the Engineering school of Angers and the 54^th Signal Regiment after race.

Winning first place opens the door to the National Military Orienteering Championship, held in Fontainebleau from 14^th to 16^th November 2023.

One of the three JFCBS representatives, OF-2 Lionel, climbed to the top step of the podium two more times by winning the individual urban sprint, as well as the long distance race.