IOF

29.10.2014 Tom Hollowell appointed IOF CEO
Tom Hollowell has been appointed CEO of the International Orienteering Federation. He succeeds Barbro Rönnberg as Secretary General, when she retires from the post at the end of 2014.

29.10.2014 Welcome to Greenland!
GO to Greenland Greenland has three orienteering clubs whose names are Ilulissat (with 50 members), Nuuk (with 35 orienteers) and Aasiaat which is the newest and have about 15 members. They are growing all the time. Orienteers from many countries have traveled to see the nature in Greenland but the locals are wishing for more […]

27.10.2014 Mistake in the WTOC 2014 results
The organiser of the World Trail Orienteering Championships 2014 had mistakenly recorded one wrong answer for Inga Gunnarsson (Sweden) on the second day of the Championships.

25.10.2014 Sports Director Björn Persson leaves the IOF
IOF Sports Director Björn Persson announced earlier this month that he will not be renewing his contract at the end of this year.

24.10.2014 Embargoed areas updated for World Championships 2015
For the World Orienteering Championships 2015 in Scotland, the rule not allowing the use of orienteering maps in the towns of Elgin, Nairn and Forres has been amended.

24.10.2014 William Lind new coordinator for Foot Orienteering Athletes’ Commission
Coordinator for IOF Foot Orienteering Athletes' Commission, Matthias Merz (SUI), has decided to step down after having quitted his elite orienteering career earlier this year.

24.10.2014 Final standings for Unofficial European Cup in Trail Orienteering
After the last round of the Unofficial European Cup in Trail Orienteering (ECTO), held in Czech Republic, the final standings can now be published.

17.10.2014 IOF High Level Event Seminar 2015 to be organised in Tallinn
IOF High Level Event Seminar 2015 will be held in Tallinn, Estonia during 6-8 February 2015.

14.10.2014 User instructions for Emit Touch Free System available
Emit has published user instructions for the Emit Touch Free System. The punching system is currently approved for all IOF ski orienteering events as well as World Ranking Events in foot orienteering.

14.10.2014 North American Championships ended with Sprint competitions
In the final individual competition of the North American Orienteering Championships, Sprint, around the town of Arnprior, Damian Konotopetz (CAN) won the men's race by just two seconds from Will Critchley (CAN).