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23.03.2016 Behins the scenes: A report from Anti-Doping Organisation Symposium
Last week, 14-16 March, the World Anti-Doping Agency held their annual Anti-Doping Organisation Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland. Recently appointed IOF Anti-Doping Officer Kirsty McIntyre attended the Symposium for the first time, together with Secretary General Tom Hollowell. At a time when the topic of Doping in Sport has never been more relevant or important, the […]

23.03.2016 Brian Porteous: “I am really getting excited”
At my age it is difficult sometimes to get too excited but I am really getting excited about World Orienteering Day! 11 May 2016 will give us the chance to really demonstrate that we are a truly global sport and I am especially excited to see the preparations which are going on all around the […]

22.03.2016 New JWOC Guidelines
The IOF FootO Commission has issued updated organisers' guidelines for the JWOC. They are available here, on the Organisers' Guidelines page under the Foot Orienteering menu.

22.03.2016 World Orienteering Day Website
Today the website goes live, and we have a brand new newsletter for you!

21.03.2016 First Albanian Orienteering Club Founded
Albania is taking a big step towards the IOF, and OCA – Orienteering Club Albania is the leader. Like in many other countries in Europe or on other continents, orienteering has finally also arrived in Albania, a small country with beautiful places, still unknown to most people. Albania has a lot of beautiful areas with […]

21.03.2016 On the Road to the Winter Olympics
On March 9-14, the IOF Event Adviser team visited venue of the Winter Universiade 2019, the city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. For the first time ever, Ski Orienteering will be included in the programme of the Winter Universiade. As a pre-competition to the Universiade, the World Ski Orienteering Championships will be held in Krasnoyarsk March 5-13, 2017.

11.03.2016 IOF Athlete of the Month – February 2016
The IOF Athlete of the Month for February is Lars Moholdt! Now you can read all about the Norwegian Ski Orienteering star.

09.03.2016 The passing of Heinz Tschudin, IOF President 1988-1994
It is with much sadness that the IOF conveys news of the passing of Heinz Tschudin, President of the IOF from 1988 – 1994. After a brief period of illness, he passed peacefully on February 18, 2016.

05.03.2016 Double gold for Sweden in ESOC Relays
Sweden ran out winners of both the women’s and men’s races in the final event of the European SkiO Championships, the Relays. Russia came second and Norway third in both races, with the result that Sweden wins the Nations World Cup with Russia second.

04.03.2016 An exciting season finale – Ski Orienteering Nations World Cup
Saturday March 5th will be the final IOF ski orienteering competition of the season, when the European Championships in Relay are decided. The Nations World Cup will also be decided to crown the best national team over the entire season.