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30.04.2016 Helena Jansson has learnt a lot about how to handle injury
For years Helena Jansson has had to put up with months and months of injuries. Now there has been a big change.

30.04.2016 Helena Jansson: “I didn’t really expect to win!”
After the first World Cup race in Poland today, Helena Jansson didn't feel that her race would be a golden one. And when Olav Lundanes finished, his result was the last thing on his mind.

29.04.2016 IOF Newsletter April 2016
The latest IOF Newsletter was sent out today. All around the world, orienteers are preparing for coming challenges. Read about the thoughts and feelings of the world stars as the season gets underway, how mappers are the key to spreading orienteering in Asia, the continued success of World Orienteering Day, and much more.

28.04.2016 World Cup action this weekend in Poland
The 2016 World Cup swings into action in Poland this weekend, with a forest Middle Distance race and two urban Sprint competitions making up the programme. The venue – Wroclaw – hosts The World Games in 2017, when orienteering will be one of the 30 participating sports.

27.04.2016 Helena Jansson: “All I do is related to WOC”
The World Championships (WOC) are approaching and the best orienteers in the world are looking forward to being in Strömstad in August. Having ‘home advantage’ as an extra factor this year, Helena Jansson is no exception: “I am both excited and anxious; I am both longing for it to happen and at the same time […]

27.04.2016 Stålnacke and Giovannini the first winners
For the first time ever, Portugal hosted a round of the European Cup in Trail Orienteering. The big winners of the first two ECTO stages were Erik Stålnacke (TempO) and Marco Giovannini (PreO). In the overall standings, Stålnacke is the first leader. The European Cup in Trail Orienteering 2016 started with two stages taking place […]

27.04.2016 Kowalski – “I can’t wait for the World Cup”
Wojciech Kowalski is the best ranked Polish runner before the start of the World Cup. He's ready to fight among the best, and is very much looking forward to it.
– I'm ready. I can't wait for the World Cup in Poland, he smiles.
For Kowalski, the event is very important, both in terms of doing well and the fact that it is held in Poland.

27.04.2016 30 mappers on clinic in Asia
The successful Asian Mapping Clinic recruited 30 mappers from 5 Asian Federations. Organised in tandem with the Asian Orienteering Championships 2016, the Asian Orienteering Mapping Clinic (AOMC), with the support of the IOF, opened on the 22nd April 2016 at the National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan. The Chinese Taipei Orienteering Association welcomed 30 mappers from […]

27.04.2016 Behind the scenes: IOF activities come alive at the SportAccord Convention #SAC2016
From April 18th to the 22nd, the IOF participated at the annual SportAccord Convention in Lausanne Switzerland. SportAccord is the union of all international sports federations with 106 member organisations. The Convention is the meeting place for these organisations as well as the IOC, international host cities and events venues, international sports media and a […]

27.04.2016 Successful school orienteering in Dominican Republic
Orienteering is a part of the National Student Games in the Dominican Republic, most recently held in Gaspar Hernández in the Espaillat province. The country is one of the newest IOF Member Federations, gaining its provisional membership in 2015. Orienteering in the country has taken a big step forward during the last year, and a […]