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20.06.2013 European MTBO Championships: Marika Hara supreme in sprint
The very experienced Finnish rider Marika Hara took victory in the re-run women’s urban sprint today by the very impressive margin of 2 minutes and 24 seconds. The silver medal went to Switzerland, their first medal of the Championships.

19.06.2013 European MTBO Championships: favourites Finland win relays
The Finnish teams, with both men and women favourites to win their respective classes, held their form in the forests around Zamosc, Poland today and ran out comfortable winners over Russia and the Czech Republic (men) and Russia and Slovakia (women).

19.06.2013 Few days left to enter to the World Masters Championships
From the 2nd to the 11th of August 2013 the World Master Orienteering Championships (WMOC 2013) take place in Sestriere and the Olympic Mountains of Torino 2006.

19.06.2013 The World Orienteering Championships are a celebration of clean sport
The World Championship competition is one of the top summer sporting events in Finland and also a grand celebration of fair play. The championships have declared themselves an international clean sporting event. The direction is clear: clean athletes deserve all the glory!

18.06.2013 European MTBO Championships: Middle golds for Great Britain and Russia
It was first-time gold medals at this level of competition for both of today’s winners: Emily Benham from Great Britain, IOF World Ranked number 9, and Valeriy Glukhov from Russia who is 11th in the rankings. Both had quite convincing victories over their nearest rivals.

17.06.2013 European MTBO Championships: Finnish victory in urban sprint
Jussi Laurila ensured the best possible start for the strong Finnish team in the first race of the European Championships in Poland today, taking the men's gold medal in the urban sprint.

15.06.2013 Follow the biggest orienteering relay in the world online
Finnish broadcasting company YLE will broadcast both Venla and Jukola relays live on TV today. The programmes can be follow online on YLE Areena.

14.06.2013 Successful week at SportAccord Convention
The IOF had for the first time a booth at the SportAccord Convention exhibition area this year.

14.06.2013 Natalia Tomilova suspended for 2 years
Natalia Tomilova (Russia) has been found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the IOF Anti-Doping Rules and the CISM Anti-Doping Rules (presence of a Prohibited Substance in an athlete’s sample).

13.06.2013 Mountain Bike Orienteering stars head for Poland
The best mountain bike orienteers in Europe, 64 men and 47 women from 20 different nations, are converging on Poland for the European Championships, the first round of this year’s World Cup, which starts on Monday.