IOF

30.07.2015 2016 World Mountainbike Orienteering Championship
Bulletin 2 for the 2016 World MTB Orienteering Championships has now been published and can be accessed in IOF Eventor. The Championship will be held at the cities of Águeda, Mealhada and Cantanhede, Portugal, from 23:rd to 31:st of July. This bulletin contains more detail about the program, venues and races, together with information about accommodation alternatives […]

27.07.2015 Count-down to World Championships
The 2015 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) start in five days time, this year being held in the scenic Highlands of Scotland with the Event Centre in Inverness. Fifty nations in all will be represented at the Championships, with Cameroon, Egypt, Nepal and Uganda attending for the first time.

27.07.2015 New gold medal for Simone Niggli
Athletes from ten different nations won gold medals in today’s World Masters Championships Sprint Final in Gothenburg, Sweden. One of the most well-known names in the winners’ list is Simone Niggli.

25.07.2015 World Masters Championships in Sweden
More than 3,000 competitors from 38 nations have gathered in Gothenburg, Sweden for this year’s World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC), which take place throughout the coming week.

24.07.2015 First World University Ski Orienteering Championships
The first World University Ski Orienteering Championships will take place in Tula region in Russia 11-16 February 2016. The World University Championships is a great arena for athletes to develop from junior to senior category and a fantastic possibility to experience a top level event. In 1998 Tula Region organised the Junior World Championships in Ski Orienteering. The Orienteering Federation of Tula […]

23.07.2015 What a month – a finnish future
Our Athlete of the Month for July is junior Olli Ojanaho of Finland. 18 year old Olli earned 6 Gold medals in a 15 day time period at the European Youth Orienteering Championships and Junior World Orienteering Championships in July. Read more about Olli Ojanaho in Athlete of the month

21.07.2015 Invitation to Development seminar for mapping
The IOF and the South East European Orienteering Association (SEEOA) invites you to a Development seminar for mapping and printing sprint and urban orienteering maps. The seminar takes place on 15-18th October 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria. For more information about the seminar, please download the Invitation and don’t forget to download and fill in the entry form.  

21.07.2015 Invitation to Developing seminar for mapping
IOF and South East European Orienteering Association (SEEOA) invites you to a Developing seminar for mapping and printing sprint and urban orienteering maps. The seminar takes place on 15-18th October 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria. For more information about the seminar, please download the Invitation and don’t forget to download and fill in the entry form.  

20.07.2015 Update to IOF Protocol Guideline published
An update to the IOF Protocol Guide has been published. The main changes are related to the clarification of flowers and awards ceremonies protocol for IOF events. Link to the updated guide IOF Protocol Guide 30 June 2015

20.07.2015 Orienteering World Cup 2015 rules update
With the cancellation of the World Cup sprint competition held in Lysekil, Sweden June 6th, there is a need to clarify the rules related to the number of competitions to be counted in the overall World Cup score. The overall World Cup will be based upon the best 9 of 10 competition results, instead of […]