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27.04.2016 Silva and Emit – new partners that make a difference
Recently we announced that both Silva Sweden AB and Emit AS have signed up as Event Sponsor for World Orienteering Day 2016. By having two of the Orienteering’s most known brands as partners makes a good contribute for the WOD-project.
-With support from both Silva and Emit we can develop the World Orienteering Day project further, says Patrik Söderqvist Marketing manager at the IOF.

26.04.2016 World Orienteering Day – Two weeks to go!
World Orienteering Day is fast approaching. In two weeks’ time, orienteers all over the world will be putting the finishing touches to their events in anticipation for the big day.

20.04.2016 Overwhelming success for World Orienteering Day
The following press release was sent out today to all IOF Media contacts.

18.04.2016 Successful premiere of the Central European Youth Orienteering Cup
Young athletes from five countries gathered together on the first weekend in April to compete in the first edition of the Central European Youth Orienteering Cup, which was held in the surroundings of Hranice na Moravě, Czech Republic.

15.04.2016 Letter from the IOC President
We are honoured to be able to share with you a letter from the IOC President Thomas Bach himself, in support of our first ever World Orienteering Day.

14.04.2016 World Orienteering Day in Turkey
Turkey is moving towards record participation in World Orienteering Day. It is only a short while ago that the website for registering participation became active and with still nearly a month to go, the participation rate and involvement of schools in Turkey has taken the lead.

11.04.2016 World Orienteering Day: What will your adventure be?
There's only one month left until World Orienteering Day! As the big day approaches, more and more people have their events planned. Check out the latest WOD Newsletter for inspiration for what you can do, and to see what people are getting up to on May 11.

11.04.2016 Athlete Survey: Estimated Winning Time for Women’s Long Distance Events
The IOF FootO Athletes' Commission are conducting a survey of female elite athletes regarding the Estimated Winning Times for women's long distance events.

08.04.2016 Athlete of the Month: Inês Domingues
“I would be happy with a diploma; to get a medal would be awesome, and listening to the national anthem would be indescribable”

07.04.2016 Athlete Licence Update prior to the MTBO and FootO World Cup Round 1 in May
The Athletes’ Licence was introduced in Nov 2015 and requires all Athletes that participate in World Cups and Senior World Championships to sign an application form and pay an annual licence fee. All details are found here. Today the IOF introduced a new list of all licenced athletes, which can be found in IOF Eventor/Athlete […]