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27.02.2024 WOC 2027 kick off meeting held in Budapest
Earlier in February, the Hungarian Orienteering Federation, the local organizers and IOF held a press conference and a kick off meeting ahead of the World Orienteering Championships in 2027, that takes place in forests around Vezprem, Hungary in three years. From left: Balázs Kovács, President of the Hungarian Orienteering Federation, Henrik Eliasson, CEO of IOF […]

26.02.2024 SkiO World Cup: Baklid takes the crown again, Olsson claims first overall women’s title
Another fantastic SkiO season for the Norwegian Jørgen Baklid! He finishes at the top again, retaining the men’s World Cup title for the second year in succession. Magdalena Olsson, Sweden came back to take the women’s title after missing the 2023 season. Both won by good margins. Magdalena Olsson ahead of Elin Schagerström (both SWE) […]

25.02.2024 SkiO World Cup: overall wins for Olsson and Baklid – but second place for both today
Magdalena Olsson, Sweden and Jørgen Baklid, Norway are the 2024 SkiO World Cup champions, both finishing in second place today, Baklid just 1 second behind Eevert Toivonen, Finland. Home athlete Daisy Kudre Schnyder won the women’s race. Ella Turesson, Sweden was an early leader in the women’s race over 8.8 km, held on a mild, […]

24.02.2024 SkiO World Cup Final Pursuit: second victory for Ekström
Niklas Ekström, Finland kept his cool throughout the 3-loop Pursuit today to win by 52 seconds, whilst in the women’s race it was victory for Norwegian Anna Ulvensøen by just 8 seconds. Ekström and Ulvensøen are both second in the World Cup standings and have narrowed the gap to the leaders today, with Ekström now […]

23.02.2024 Traubaite and Ekström took their first SkiO World Cup wins in Estonia
Both Judita Traubaite (LTU) and Niklas Ekström (FIN) claimed the top spot on the World Cup podium for the first time, when this year’s World Cup Final kicked off Friday morning in Haanja, Estonia. The event consists of three individual races, that all count in the Ski Orienteering World Cup and today’s challenge was a […]

20.02.2024 IOF conducts Athletes Survey 2024
From late February and in the following weeks, IOF conducts a survey among all athletes that have participated in an IOF event within the last two years. This year’s survey covers both the athletes view on the sustainability of current IOF events and suggestions to enhance the event programme to better meet the athletes needs. […]

20.02.2024 SkiO World Cup and U23 World Championship titles at stake in Estonia this weekend
The ski orienteering elite will wax their skis for the last international races of the season this weekend, when the SkiO World Cup Final and U23 World Ski Orienteering Championships take place in Estonia from Friday to Sunday. Three individual races await – a Sprint, a Pursuit (Long) and a Middle distance – all in […]

07.02.2024 Oceania held its first ever sprint orienteering championships in New Zealand
The first regional FootO-championships of the year took place last week in New Zealand, where the 2024 Oceania Orienteering Championships were held with three sprint disciplines on the program. It was the first ever sprint Oceania Orienteering Championships with the events designed to prepare the athletes in the best possible way for this summer’s World […]

06.02.2024 WOC Clinic 2024 is open for applications
It’s time to apply if you want to be a part of this year’s WOC Clinic, that takes place before and during World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland in July. The clinic is a 10-day camp arranged for young and promising athletes from less economically strong orienteering federations to develop as orienteers and succeed in […]

01.02.2024 Application period for major events extended until March 31st
The period for applying to host IOF Major Events in disciplines, where no applications are yet submitted, is extended until March 31st, 2024. That was decided by IOF Council during a meeting in January. For more information about applying to host an IOF Major Event, please contact the chairperson in the relevant discipline commission.