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07.04.2016 The Embargoed Areas for the World Orienteering Championships 2019 are now published.
Bernt O Myrwold, part of the organising team, shares information about training and old maps of the area.

04.04.2016 World Orienteering Championships 2019 goes to Østfold, Norway
After an IOF Council decision at its recent meeting in Warsaw, it is now revealed that Østfold in Norway will organise the World Orienteering Championships in 2019.

- We have received a very attractive bid from Norway for WOC 2019, and are pleased to be able to announce the award of the event to the region of Østfold, says Tom Hollowell, IOF CEO.

01.04.2016 World Orienteering Day Registrations Continue to Increase
With just under 40 days until World Orienteering Day we already have over 200 events registered!

31.03.2016 Invitation to an IOF FootO Event Advisers’ Clinic in Estonia, Tuesday 9th August
Invitation to an IOF FootO Event Advisers’ Clinic Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday 9th August 2016 in conjunction with WMOC 2016. This Event Advisers’ Clinic is organised for the education and recruitment of new IOF licensed Foot Orienteering Event Advisers. National orienteering federations are asked to identify and enter suitable candidates. You find invitation and entry form […]

24.03.2016 IOF Newsletter March 2016
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23.03.2016 Iulia Stupu, Romania: “I like to win”
– Just take a pancake – You’ve got a pancake? asks Emil Olteanu and smiles. As usual he has a lot of roles, and is in charge of the Sanatatea Cup. It is ten degrees Celsius. Not a snow flake to be seen at all, but just as usual an open orienteering event is taking […]

23.03.2016 IOF statement on mixing contactless punching with contact punching
With the latest contactless punching control stations (both Emit and SPORTident), a successful punch can be obtained at a small distance using a contactless card. But they can also be punched in the “traditional” fashion using a contact card.

23.03.2016 Trail Orienteering: The first steps in Brazil
Trail Orienteering has taken another important step towards its establishment in Brazil. Under the motto “Trail Orienteering is the sport where different are equal” the 1st MB/ADAAN TrailO Cup, which brought together a total of 75 competitors, has taken place in Rio de Janeiro. The event was organised by the Admiral Adalberto Nunes Sports Association […]

23.03.2016 Davide Machado and WMTBOC 2016: “I will ride searching for a dream!”
Six years ago, the Portuguese Davide Machado called attention to himself by taking 7th place in the WMTBOC 2010 Long Distance race, held in Montalegre, Portugal. This was the first major international competition of his career: an unforgettable experience and from which the athlete recalls “the unexpected results, the fantastic atmosphere within the Portuguese team […]

23.03.2016 Davide Machado and WMTBOC 2016: “I will run searching for a dream!”
Six years ago, the Portuguese Davide Machado called attention to himself by taking 7th place in the WMTBOC 2010 Long Distance race, held in Montalegre, Portugal. This was the first major international competition of his career: an unforgettable experience and from which the athlete recalls “the unexpected results, the fantastic atmosphere within the Portuguese team […]