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13.05.2025 European MTBO titles on the line in Lithuania this week
The international MTBO season gets underway this week when the Apresport European MTBO Championships begin on Thursday in Lithuania. It also marks the start of the 2025 CX80 MTBO World Cup and includes the European Junior and Youth MTBO Championships. The first competition at the championships is a mass start, followed by middle, sprint and […]

30.04.2025 Podcast: 10Mila 2025 preview with expert commentator Jonas Merz
It’s 10Mila time and you can follow all the action from Finspång, Sweden in the weekend 3-4 May, 2025 on IOF TV. Together with expert commentator Jonas Merz, we look into the terrain, the format and who are the favorites for this year’s relays. Go to IOF TV – tv.orienteering.sport – to get your ticket […]

29.04.2025 Get the 2025 VIP Pass for IOF TV
Don’t miss a second of the biggest international orienteering competitions in 2025 with the new VIP Pass for IOF TV. The pass grants you access to all broadcasts in 2025 for a reduced price. The events included in the IOF TV VIP Pass are: 10Mila, Sweden 3-4 May Jukola/Venla, Finland, 14-15 June Orienteering World Cup […]

24.04.2025 Austria and Hungary take inclusion steps with Flex-O
Supported by the EU in the Erasmus+ programme and inspired by earlier Swedish initiatives, a cooperating team from the Austrian and Hungarian orienteering communities have started an educational project connected to a series of events for people with special needs. The aim was to offer people with mental health issues the opportunity to participate in […]

21.04.2025 Orienteering part of ISF Gymnasiade in Serbian winter-like weather
With delegations from nearly 60 countries and regions, and close to 4,000 participants – including almost 3,000 young athletes – the ISF U15 Gymnasiade 2025 marks the largest edition in the event’s history. Young athletes under 15 years of age gathered to participate in their own sport and watching other sports. The School Sports Games […]

16.04.2025 IOF TV gathers all 10Mila viewers
When the prestigious 10Mila club relays are run on the weekend of May 3-4, everyone can follow the intense competitions on IOF TV. This year, all three commentary languages: English, Swedish and Finnish are gathered in one place – IOF TV, where you can freely choose between the languages ​​once you have bought your ticket. […]

10.04.2025 WMOC 2025 Forest Long Final – change of venue
A few weeks ago, disagreements arose between the organisers of WMOC 2025 and some of the owners of the “Rupit” area, which was to be used as the venue for the Forest Long distance Final race on the last day of WMOC 2025. Despite prior confirmations and lengthy negotiations, unfortunately the organisers have not been […]

03.04.2025 Future hosts for WTOC, SAOC and NAOC appointed
At its latest meeting, the IOF Council appointed a number of hosts for upcoming international and regional championships. USA was appointed to host the World Trail Orienteering Championships 2027 with the preliminary dates 9-14 November 2027. WTOC is held every other year and the 2027 edition will be the first time that the WTOC is […]

02.04.2025 Chinese championships with Huichang punching system
Last week, the highest level of orienteering event in China, the National Orienteering Championships were held in the Yanshan district. The championships opened on Monday and are actually the 2024 edition because it was postponed from last year. The competition attracted 117 teams and 912 athletes from 25 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the […]

27.03.2025 Podcast: MØ – on orienteering and music, racing Maja Alm in their youth and struggling with the compass
Danish music artist MØ has spent the last 15 years creating monster hits like “Lean On” and “Final Song”, won several awards and toured the world with her music. But what you probably don’t know is that she is also a passionate orienteer, who took up the sport as a child and rediscovered the joy […]