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14.03.2023 ESC gathers advice to limit the climate footprint
IOF’s Environment and Sustainability Commission (ESC) has published eight ways to reduce our carbon footprint. The publication can be found at IOF’s homepage and takes the reader through eight different areas, where it is possible to reduce the climate burden – e.g. transportation, plastic use and consumption. IOF has a main goal of becoming a […]

13.03.2023 IOF opens new digital process for Athletes License applications
IOF now introduces a new digital process for Athletes Licenses from the 2023 season and onwards. It was approved by IOF’s Council in November and makes it possible to apply for the license through the athlete’s profile in IOF Eventor and thereby reducing the manual work for both athletes and IOF Office and avoid the […]

10.03.2023 IOF will not implement a neutral team following member feedback
During its meeting on March 10 the IOF Council decided to not move forward with a proposal of creating an IOF Team for athletes that have emigrated from countries where the membership of the national orienteering federation in IOF is suspended. The discussion was actualized by the fact that the war in Ukraine and consequent […]

27.02.2023 IOF High Level Event Seminar 2023 – back to an in-person meeting
The traditional IOF High Level Event seminar has been organised as a digital meeting in the last two years because of the pandemic: It meant increased participation, but no opportunities for personal meetings and small talk. On 18-19 February in Milan, it was finally time to meet in person after a 3-year gap.   The […]

21.02.2023 Help orienteering become a more sustainable sport
Orienteering is well on its way to become a more sustainable sport and we would love to have your help achieving our goals. IOF’s Environment and Sustainability Commission is looking for new members to complement the existing group of volunteers working to improve IOF’s efforts within climate work and sustainability. IOF’s main goal is to […]

20.02.2023 YLE secures the rights for WOC, EOC and World Cup until 2026
The Finns will have an excellent opportunity to follow the world’s most prestigious orienteering competitions in the coming years, as the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE has secured the broadcasting rights for a large number of orienteering events. With a new agreement between the national public broadcaster YLE, the Finnish Orienteering Federation and IOF – all […]

12.02.2023 SkiO World Cup: Alexandersson and Baklid take pursuit wins
The pursuit discipline in ski orienteering often offers thrilling races and the final Ski O World Cup race of 2023 lived up to the expectations. Another day with great skiing conditions met the athletes Sunday morning and just before 10.00 64 athletes gathered in the start area to set off the men’s race. World Cup […]

11.02.2023 SkiO World Cup: Lindkvist and Baklid win sprint race
The world’s best ski orienteering athletes were met by another day of great skiing conditions as the sun rose over Beitostølen, Norway after another evening with snowfall. Starting at the arena the men were first take on the tracks and their 3,5-kilometer course with a map exchange and arena passage halfway through. If the spectators […]

10.02.2023 Kudre Schnyder and Baklid march on in SkiO World Cup
After heavy snowfall on Thursday evening, the ski orienteering athletes started out in quiet, sunny weather on Friday morning at the first SkiO World Cup race in Beitostølen, Norway. The weather had given the organisers some extra hours of work preparing the tracks ahead of the competition to give the athletes perfect conditions in the […]

10.02.2023 Norwegian World Cup organisers well on their way to the season opener
The international orienteering season will start off with a bang in the end of April, when the Orienteering World Cup 2023 kicks off in south-eastern Norway. TV viewers in numerous countries will be able to follow the three races, which will take place in the region of Østfold, where WOC 2019 also was held. Last […]