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16.09.2025 CX80 MTBO World Cup titles at stake in Bulgaria
At the end of the week, the world’s best MTBO athletes will race for the overall CX80 MTBO World Cup 2025 and U23 World Championships-titles  over three races in Bulgaria. The MTBO World Cup final begins on Friday morning with a Sprint, on Saturday there is a long distance before the international MTBO season ends […]

15.09.2025 SEEOC 2025 in Bulgaria ended successfully
The SEEOC 2025 – South East European Orienteering Championships including Masters, held this year in central Bulgaria, are now over for 2025. All medals have been awarded and the atmosphere was truly enjoyable. The forest races were set in Skumsale, Strelcha with featured an oak forest covered mountain, sprinkled with huge granite megalithic rocks, which […]

14.09.2025 Here is the programme for the 2027 Orienteering World Cup
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has officially confirmed the programme for the 2027 Orienteering World Cup, set to feature four exciting rounds across Europe. The series will showcase a mix of forest and sprint formats, aimed at testing the full range of orienteering skills. The season will open in Hälsingland, Sweden (2–6 June), known for […]

12.09.2025 IOF introduces interim heat policy
The IOF Council has decided to introduce an interim heat policy that comes into effect immediately for all IOF events covered by IOF Competition Rules with expected winning times of 20 minutes or greater. The interim policy has been developed by IOF Medical Experts and contains guidelines to ensure that competitions are not held in […]

09.09.2025 IOF establishes Independent Investigation Panel following tragedy
During a meeting on 1 September 2025, the IOF Council agreed to appoint an Independent Investigation Panel following the tragic death of Italian athlete Mattia Debertolis. The panel will be tasked to investigate and assess to Middle distance competition at the The World Games in Chengdu, China in August 2025. The investigation should encompass the […]

06.09.2025 World Cup: Aebersold takes the lead after EOC, Bejmer stays in top
Simona Aebersold (SUI) and Max Peter Bejmer (SWE) lead the World Cup standings after last week’s European Orienteering Championships in Belgium, which was also Round 2 of this year’s Orienteering World Cup. And an exciting finish is set for the World Cup final, which will be held in Uster, Switzerland later this month. Reigning champion […]

02.09.2025 South East European Championships to begin in Bulgaria
This week, more than 500 orienteers will meet in Bulgaria for the 13th edition of the South East European Championships, which also includes Masters championships classes. The championships will be held in central Bulgaria and will feature Middle, Long, Relay and Sprint races from Thursday to Sunday. Athletes from the 13 countries that are part […]

31.08.2025 EOC: Sprint titles for Young Vik and Barros Vallet
Both the women’s and men’s titles saw new faces at the top of the podium, as the European Championships in Belgium concluded with the individual sprint in Lier on Sunday afternoon. In the men’s category, France’s Mathias Barros Vallet won ahead of Norwegians Kasper Fosser and Eirik Langedal Breivik, while Norway took gold in the […]

31.08.2025 World TrailO Championships: Marcello Lambertini, Italy is 2025 TempO World Champion
In a tense final with the result in doubt right to the end, Marcello Lambertini emerged victorious after a long and agonising wait for the best qualifiers to finish – he was tenth in his heat. He was not the fastest in the Final, but made only 2 mistakes on the technically difficult course, compared […]

31.08.2025 EOC: 92 athletes ready for Sprint finals
The city center of the Belgian city of Lier woke up to a special Sunday morning as the qualification for the afternoon sprint finals at the European Championships took center stage. Challenging courses with winning times around 13 minutes would determine who would get the coveted spots in the final. The 15 fastest athletes in […]