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22.05.2015 IOF Office – Applications welcome
As announced May 13 (see related news A fresh start for the IOF Office) the restructuring of the IOF Office is under way and applications are being accepted for the various positions in the restructured organisation. Note that the Office Administrator and Sports Administrator positions will be located in Karlstad, Sweden, whereas the other positions will […]

20.05.2015 Invitation to FootO Commission seminars at WOC 2015
The IOF Foot Orienteering Commission welcomes you to attend two exciting seminars to be organised during the World Championships 2015 week in Inverness, Scotland: Open Forum and Course Setting Seminar for Long and Middle distance.

20.05.2015 IOF TrailO Event Advisers’ Clinic to be organised in Croatia
The IOF Trail Orienteering and Rules Commissions will be organising an IOF Trail Orienteering Event Advisers' Clinic in conjunction with Round 3 of the unofficial European Cup 2015 in Trail Orienteering in Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia.

13.05.2015 A fresh start for the IOF Office – Organisation changes announced
The IOF Strategic Plan for the period 2012 – 2018 was adopted at the General Assembly  in 2012. One of the 5 five focus areas in the plan is Strong Management and Funding. Some of the Actions mentioned in the plan, and included in the Activity Plan for the 2014-2016 operating period, are strengthening of […]

12.05.2015 Updated JWOC and WRE Guidelines published
The 2015 editions of the Guidelines for Junior World Orienteering Championships and World Ranking Events are now available the IOF website.

12.05.2015 IOF President calls Extraordinary General Assembly
In accordance with the IOF statutes, Council members have asked President Brian Porteous to call all members to an Extraordinary General Assembly. The Extraordinary General Assembly will be held on August 6th, 2015, in conjuction with the World Orienteering Championships in Inverness, Scotland. The Extraordinary General Assembly is being called for member federations to discuss and decide […]

04.05.2015 Sunday’s Mixed Relay winner IOF Athlete of May
From mountain biking via orienteering to mountain bike orienteering - and Baptiste Fuchs, our Athlete of May 2015, had found his sport.

03.05.2015 MTBO World Cup: France wins Mixed Relay
France won the Mixed Relay today, the last race in Round 1 of the World Cup in Hungary, finishing 22 seconds ahead of one of the favourites, Finland. Third place went to the Czech Republic.

02.05.2015 MTBO World Cup: birthday success for Emily Benham
Emily Benham, Great Britain celebrated her birthday in the best possible way today by winning the Middle Distance race by a big margin, her second victory in two days. Baptiste Fuchs, France was also dominant in the men’s race, more than a minute ahead of yesterday’s winner Jussi Laurila.

01.05.2015 MTBO World Cup: Benham and Laurila take first wins
Emily Benham (Great Britain) and Jussi Laurila (Finland) were the two winners in the mass start Long Distance race that opened the first round of the 2015 MTBO World Cup in Hungary today.