At the 2023 Australian Rogaining Association AGM, held on September 11th, changes were made to the Australian rules of rogaining to bring them into line with international rules. The changes are that:
- Age categories will be based on the year you were born rather than your age on the first day of an event. This was changed on the basis of simplicity and privacy.
- The veteran age class has shifted from all team members being 40 or over to being 45 or over. This was changed based on evidence showing that rogainers over 40 are very competitive in the open categories.
The definitions of the age categories will be:
- Under 23 - all team members must be 23 years of age or under on the 31st December of the year of the competition
- Veteran - all team members must be 45 years of age or over on the 31st December of the year of the competition
- Super Veteran - all team members must be 55 years of age or over on the 31st December of the year of the competition
- Ultra Veteran - all team members must be 65 years of age or over on the 31st December of the year of the competition
These rules come into effect in 2024.
Gary Carroll