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31.08.2015 It’s time for WRE applications
It is time to fill up the Calendar with high quality and exciting World Ranking Events(WREs) for 2016. The application procedures are described in detail on the IOF WEB, see links below. Please look at all the three links, for each discipline, as the application procedure and necessary information may differ slightly. In general, the […]

31.08.2015 IOF Global Development and Communications Officer appointed
Malin Björkqvist will be taking on the position of Global development and Communications Officer in the IOF office starting November 1, 2015. Malin resides in Falun, Sweden and has degrees both in sports administration and journalism. She has worked internationally with time spent in the USA, Austria and Spain so she will be an asset […]

22.08.2015 World MTBO Championships: Relay wins for Finland and Austria
In the final race of the Championships, an experienced Finland team put in a strong performance to take the Women’s Relay crown, whilst in the men’s race a close finish between the top three teams resulted in a surprise victory for Austria. The Czech Republic takes the Relay World Cup title.

21.08.2015 MTBO World Cup: final standings
Martina Tichovska CZE, after a superb Championships with two gold medals and a silver, finished just 5 points short of overall winner Emily Benham’s score in the final World Cup standings. Anton Foliforov RUS, who clinched the men’s title earlier in the week, ended 44 points ahead of Jussi Laurila FIN.

21.08.2015 World MTBO Championships: Long Distance golds to Tichovska and Foliforov
On a very demanding course at Liberec, Czech Republic today, home rider Martina Tichovska and Russian Anton Foliforov both added a second gold medal to their collection from these Championships.

20.08.2015 MTBO World Cup 2015: Benham and Foliforov confirmed as winners
With one race to go, Emily Benham, Great Britain and Anton Foliforov, Russia are already certain of victory in this year’s overall World Cup standings – just as in 2014. Results from tomorrow’s Long Distance races will decide who ends up second and third.

19.08.2015 World MTBO Championships: Tichovska and Dallavalle both go one better today
Silver yesterday, gold today; that is the story in both the women’s and men’s classes of the Sprint race, where home athlete Martina Tichovska and the Italian Luca Dallavalle triumphed by 55 and 4 seconds respectively.

19.08.2015 IOF LiveCenter broadcast Live Today in World MTBO Championships 2015
The IOF LiveCenter broadcasting from World MTBO Championships 2015 in Liberec, Czech Republic, starts today (Wednesday) at 11:00 GMT. All Live Events from this Championship are free of charge. Just follow the link to LiveCenter and enjoy the Men and Women Sprint Distance races today. On Friday we broadcast the Long Distance races and on Saturday the relay […]

18.08.2015 Double Norway victories in ECTO
Two legs of ECTO took place in Bollnäs Sweden during the weekend 15-16 August. Both legs were arranged in the “deep forest” in the county of Hälsingland with lots of details in the terrain. This was a challenge for the competitors and no one managed to score full points either of the days and it […]

18.08.2015 World MTBO Championships: Middle Distance golds to France and Russia
Just as they did in the European MTBO Championships, Gaelle Barlet, France and Anton Foliforov, Russia took the gold medals in the WMTBOC Middle Distance race held today at Liberec in the Czech Republic.