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07.06.2015 European MTBO Championships in Portugal
Tomorrow (Monday) is the opening day of the 2015 European MTBO Championships.

07.06.2015 World Cup Middle race: emphatic victory for Helena Jansson
Two outstanding orienteers with many notable past achievements emerged as winners today: Helena Jansson, Sweden and Thierry Gueorgiou, France. Helena Jansson’s win by 1.40 was particularly impressive.

06.06.2015 Yannick Michiels: ready to create history
Yannick Michiels had an amazing sprint race in Lysekil. The Belgian is ready to achieve a lot of top positions for Belgium. Last year he was the first from Belgium ever to be in the top third in a World Cup race. A short while ago this fast orienteer got a new personal best on […]

06.06.2015 Tove Alexandersson: “I’ve got a new Sprint sense”
Tove Alexandersson ran a very smooth and fast race in central Lysekil. That showed the Swedish star a lot. The Sprint race in Lysekil was declared void and there are no results, but Tove Alexandersson ran a very fast race even though the preparation for it just hasn’t been the best in the last month. […]

06.06.2015 World Cup Sprint declared void because of punching problem
Today’s Sprint race in the World Cup, held in Lysekil, Sweden, has been declared void after problems with the touch-free punching system being used.

05.06.2015 Helena Jansson: “I have to be careful”
At the end of the Sprint Relay in Halden there was a big smile from Helena Jansson as there very often is, but there have also been tough times over recent years. On the last leg there were three teams in front: the Swedes Helena Jansson and Emma Jansson went out together with Judith Wyder […]

05.06.2015 First round of the Sprint Relay World Cup goes to Sweden
In an exciting Sprint Relay held at Fredriksten in Halden, Norway, Sweden took an early lead in the 2015 Sprint Relay World Cup. Denmark finished second and Switzerland third.

04.06.2015 Agenda and documents for Extraordinary General Assembly published
The IOF will hold an Extraordinary General Assembly in Inverness, Scotland, 6 August 2015.

04.06.2015 WOC next year just across the fjord
The distance from the arena for the World Cup Long Distance and the arena for two of the races at next year’s World Championships is just a bit over double the longest leg on the men’s course in yesterday’s Long Distance race. This World Cup race was organised in Norway, but the distance to Sweden […]

03.06.2015 Ida Bobach: no injuries and stronger than ever
Ida Bobach won the battle with Tove Alexandersson in the first race of the World Cup’s second round with an impressive race – and with extra power! The Dane’s performance at Prestebakke in the municipality of Halden was remarkably good. “Mistakes? No. I managed to slow down my speed ahead of the controls, and didn’t […]