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30.08.2025 World TrailO Championships: Czechia and Ukraine are world champions in Relay
Czechia and Ukraine are the new World Champions in O and P class respectively in the Relay, with the Open class resolved in a tense and exciting climax at the final spectator TempO station. Both Italy and Slovakia finished within 2 minutes of the Czech score. The Relay competition for teams of three consists of […]

29.08.2025 EOC: Calandry and Mollén take KO Sprint titles in Geel
Cecile Calandry (FRA) and August Mollén (SWE) are European Champions in Knock-Out Sprint after an exciting Friday afternoon in Geel, Belgium. With the central Maarkt square as a packed arena for all of the afternoon’s races, the Belgian organizers created an atmospheric finish to all 20 races in today’s Knock-Out races. Starting with the quarterfinals […]

28.08.2025 World TrailO Championships, PreO: two gold medals for Sweden  
Michael Johansson, Physically Challenged (P) class, and Anders Hӧije, Open (O) class, were gold medalists at the end of Day 2. Hӧije scored full points and spent only 115 seconds on four timed controls (three tasks in each), and won by 12 seconds. With 20 competitors scoring full points on Day 1, aiming for the […]

28.08.2025 EOC 2025: Athletes from 18 nations advance to KO Sprint finals
The European Orienteering Championships in Belgium continued on Thursday afternoon in Geel, where the athletes raced the qualification for Friday’s Knock-Out Sprint finals. On challenging courses in the southern end of the city, the target was to finish among the 12 fastest in their respective heat. Athletes from 18 different nations managed to fulfill that […]

28.08.2025 EOC 2025: Norway wins first Sprint Relay title
The European Orienteering Championships in Belgium kicked off on Wednesday evening with a sprint relay in the city of Hasselt, where Norway took the gold medals ahead of Switzerland and Sweden after an ever-changing and nerve-wracking competition. Teams from 27 nations were ready at the starting line at 19.00 on Wednesday when the championships began […]

27.08.2025 World TrailO Championships: close results after PreO Day 1
Jonatan Furucz, Slovakia (still a junior) and Michael Johansson, Sweden lead the Open and Physically Challenged classes respectively at the end of Day 1 in the PreO competition, held on a hot and sunny day in the area of an old basalt mine near Sümeg, Hungary. Many of the top stars in the Open class […]

25.08.2025 How to follow the 2025 European Orienteering Championships
Spectacular and audience-friendly orienteering experiences await when the 2025 European Orienteering Championships take place in Belgium from Wednesday to Sunday this week. Whether you follow the competitions, which also count towards the 2025 Orienteering World Cup, at the arenas in Hasselt, Geel and Lier or from home, you are guaranteed good entertainment. Follow from arenas […]

25.08.2025 Here is the international 2025-2026 Ski Orienteering Season
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is excited to announce that the events and competition calendar for the 2025-2026 International Ski Orienteering season now has been confirmed by the IOF Council. The IOF Ski Orienteering World Cup 2026 will feature three thrilling rounds: World Cup Round 1 (WC1) – Batak, Bulgaria, January 21–25, 2026 Organized in […]

25.08.2025 Podcast: Yannick Michiels and Tille de Smul – EOC 2025 preview
Belgium is hosting its first major IOF championship, as the 2025 European Orienteering Championships and World Cup Round 2 takes place this week. Newly crowned World Games sprint champion Yannick Michiels and 21-year-old Tille de Smul share their local insigths and expectations for the championships. Find all you need to follow the EOC 2025 in […]

24.08.2025 World TrailO Championships – competition in two countries  
The 2025 World TrailO Championships begin with two PreO days in Hungary – and then Slovakia takes over, organizing the Relay and TempO competitions. 170 competitors from 24 nations will be taking part in the championships, which run from Tuesday until Sunday. This year’s top TrailO event has attracted 41 physically challenged competitors (P class) […]