IOF

01.02.2014 Athlete of February aiming for a perfect race
Daisy Kudre, our Athlete of February 2014, is a 20-year-old ski orienteer who won the first ever Estonian individual medal at the Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships last year.

31.01.2014 Six on the podium in the World Championships and some small other updates to the Protocol Guide
As announced at the Joint Meeting of the IOF Council and Commissions, and consequently on the IOF Twitter and Facebook pages, the IOF Council has decided, after listening to the IOF Athletes' Commissions, to go back to having six athletes on the podium in most medal ceremonies.

30.01.2014 Guidelines for World Masters Orienteering Championships updated
The IOF Foot Orienteering Commission has published an updated version of the Guidelines for World Masters Orienteering Championships document.

29.01.2014 Official Sprint Relay World Cup in 2015
The IOF Council has decided to make Sprint Relay an official part of World Cup 2015 in their recent meeting in Helsinki. The overall programme  for World Cup 2015 was also confirmed.

28.01.2014 Updated Technical Guidelines for Elite Trail Orienteering published
The IOF Trail Orienteering Commission has published an updated version of the IOF Technical Guidelines for Elite Trail Orienteering. The first version of the Guidelines was published in 2009.

28.01.2014 Several applications to host IOF major events
The IOF has received several major event applications for the 1 January 2014 deadline.

27.01.2014 First version of Guidelines for Course Planning published
The IOF Foot Orienteering Commission has published a first version of Guidelines for Course Planning - World Class Events. This document addresses the challenges of course planning in the modern environment and gives guidance on how to create best possible courses by listening to the needs of the most important customers: athletes, coaches, spectators and media.

27.01.2014 Ski Orienteering World Cup: Rvacheva and Alexandersson in tight battle
It’s tight at the top of the women’s World Cup standings at the end of the second round: Tatyana Rvacheva, Russia leads Tove Alexandersson, Sweden by just 5 points. The battle between these two will be resumed at the European Championships – the World Cup’s third round – in Russia in March.

26.01.2014 Ski Orienteering World Cup: double Swedish success in Long distance
It was Sweden first and second in both the women’s and men’s races over Long distance, the final races of this World Cup round. Winners were Tove Alexandersson by 1.08 and Erik Rost by 25 seconds.

25.01.2014 Vote for an orienteer – the best athlete of The World Games 2013
The International World Games Association hasan online voting to find the best athlete of The World Games 2013 held in Cali, Colombia. They have shortlisted 10 athletes, amongst them one orienteer: the triple World Games winner Matthias Kyburz (SUI).