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30.10.2025 IOF formalises partnership with the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
The IOF has taken an important step towards strengthening inclusivity and cooperation in international sport by formalising a partnership with the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD). The partnership is established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two organisations. Orienteering has long been a popular sport within the deaf community. […]

29.10.2025 IOF and CISM renew partnership in Lausanne
In a spirit of renewed collaboration and shared vision, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) officially signed a new Memorandum of Understanding today, October 27, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The signing ceremony took place on the opening day of the International Federation (IF) Forum 2025, which […]

14.10.2025 Podcast: The 2025 season with Max Peter Bejmer, Cécile Calandry and Jonas Merz
The 2025 international orienteering season took us to Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Switzerland and provided a lot of great and memorable moments. Together with IOF TV Expert Commentator Jonas Merz we look back on the season and look forward to the next one. There are also interviews with Overall World Cup winner Max Peter Bejmer […]

07.10.2025 Finland ends TrailO season on a high
Finnish Trail Orienteer Pinja Mäkinen became European Cup champion, and her team won too in the end-of-season Nordic Match held last weekend in southern Norway. Closely contested TempO and PreO competitions ended with Finland defeating closest challengers Sweden by 13 points. Twelve stages at six different venues – Hungary, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Finland, and this […]

05.10.2025 Open Meeting: Technology in Orienteering on 9 November 2025
The IT Commission invites to an open meeting on the use of technology in orienteering.   The meeting will take place online on 9 November 19.00-21.00 CET (UTC +1). The format will be short presentations on different topics related to technology.  The focus will be on the technology related considerations and challenges that face developers of […]

03.10.2025 Introduction of Junior Championships in Trail Orienteering
After consultation with federations and approval by IOF Council, the TrailO Commission is delighted to announce the introduction of a Junior Class at major championships. Eligible for the new class are competitors aged 20 years or younger at the end of the calendar year. The competition programme for ETOC and WTOC will remain unchanged, but […]

28.09.2025 World Cup: Knock-Out wins for Polsini and Aebersold
Team Switzerland could celebrate both wins in Sunday’s Knock-Out Sprint finals, with Tino Polsini and Simona Aebersold fastest in the last international competition of the season. A strong Max Peter Bejmer also secured the overall World Cup victory among the men after a second place in the final. Simona Aebersold was already sure of the […]

27.09.2025 World Cup: Sweden wins Sprint Relay after tight finish
Sweden won the nail-biting Sprint Relay at the World Cup Final in Switzerland after a super exciting finish to an ever-changing competition. Like Friday’s sprint, the relay was run in Uster, which again offered flat and fast orienteering terrain in urban areas and some legs in park areas. 41 teams to start. Photo: Silvan Schletti […]

26.09.2025 World Cup: First win for Křivda, Aebersold crushes sprint
Tomáš Křivda (CZE) took his first ever World Cup race win, while Simona Aebersold (SUI) crushed the competitors as this year’s World Cup Final kicked off with the sprint Friday afternoon. On a chilly day in Uster, Switzerland, the 227 athletes were thrown into a fast-raced sprint in the northeast end of the host city. […]

23.09.2025 Thrilling sprint races in Switzerland to decide this year’s World Cup titles
The final battle for the World Cup titles takes place in Switzerland, where the town of Uster is the venue for the last international orienteering competitions in 2025. On Friday at noon, the races in Switzerland begin with the individual Sprint, on Saturday there is a Sprint Relay before the World Cup final ends with […]