IOF

08.01.2014 SkiO World Cup Events 7 and 8 to be moved to Orsa Grönklitt
The organiser of Ski Orienteering World Cup Round 2 events in Sweden has decided to move events 7 and 8 from Mora to Orsa Grönklitt due to the lack of snow. All Swedish events will now be held in Orsa Grönklitt. The organiser has confirmed that the event programme will stay similar to the one published in bulletin 3.

08.01.2014 Vote for the best athlete of The World Games
The International World Games Association has opened an 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).

07.01.2014 Updated WADA Prohibited List
The 2014 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods took effect on January 1, 2014.

06.01.2014 Big interest for the IOF High Level Event Seminar in Sweden
The IOF High Level Event Seminar, also known as the “HLES”, will set a new participation record this year.

03.01.2014 IOF World Ranking system
The IOF is in the process of commissioning a new service provider for the IOF World Rankings in all disciplines.

02.01.2014 National quotas for Orienteering World Cup 2014
The national quotas for Orienteering World Cup 2014 competitions 1-3, 7-9 and 13 have been determined. The federations getting eight places in the men's class will be Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic and Great Britain. The federations with 8 places in women's class will be Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Czech Republic and Russia.

01.01.2014 Dedicated to becoming the best in the World
Our Athlete of January, Hans Jørgen Kvåle, is an extraordinary athlete in many ways. Despite his young age he has managed both to establish his position in the top of the ski orienteering world, and lead the IOF Ski Orienteering Athletes' Commission successfully.

30.12.2013 Special Rules regarding WOC qualification published
Special Rules regarding World Orienteering Championships Middle and Long distance qualification and the point calculations related to the World Orienteering Championships 2014 team allocations are now available.

20.12.2013 Mozambique, World Masters in Brazil – Inside Orienteering 6/2013 is published
The last issue of this year's Inside Orienteering has been published.

19.12.2013 IOF Ski Orienteering Event Advisers’ Clinic to be organised in Mora
The IOF Ski Orienteering Commission will be organising an IOF Ski Orienteering Event Advisers' and organisers' clinic in Mora, Sweden on 21-23 January in conjunction with Ski Orienteering World Cup Round 2.