IOF

07.10.2016 Map project in Palestine
For most people, orienteering is a sport practiced for fun and challenge. In the Palestinian city Battir, it has a further aim.

06.10.2016 WADA publishes 2017 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2017 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods.

04.10.2016 FootO Event Applications Open
The application forms and guidance notes for several FootO events have been published.

03.10.2016 European Cup in Trail Orienteering: overall win for Slovakian Ján Furucz
Ján Furucz of Slovakia is the winner of this year’s unofficial European Cup (ECTO), coming through to take the overall lead from Remo Madella, Italy in the final round held at Halden in Norway. He had two second places, one third and one fourth amongst his results for the year.

03.10.2016 Chile is ready for South American Orienteering Championships
Things are going fast for the Chilean Orienteering Federation. A month ago, they became one of the latest full members of the IOF, and in late October they will host the South American Orienteering Championships (SAOC) 2016.

03.10.2016 World Masters: eleven gold medals for Finland
Finland, with eleven gold medals overall, was the dominant nation at the 2016 World Masters MTBO Championships held last week in Kaunas, Lithuania. Mika Hakkinen, Heikki Saarinen and Ruta Staneviciene each won three gold medals and are the event's big names.

02.10.2016 Third place overall for both Tichovska and Bogar
The MTBO World Cup 2016 ended with a double Czech victory. In a very technical Sprint race, Krystof Bogar and Martina Tichovska performed amazingly, getting the season's last gold medals. With these results, both athletes could move up a couple of spots in the World Cup overall standings, finishing in an honourable third place.

02.10.2016 MTBO World Cup final: double Czech victory in Sprint
Winners in today’s Sprint, the final race in this year’s MTBO World Cup staged in the outskirts of Kaunas, Lithuania, were the Czech riders Martina Tichovska, by 28 seconds, and Krystof Bogar by the impressive margin of 1:05.

02.10.2016 Victory again for Hara after 756 days
Lauri Malsroos and Marika Hara both got important victories in today's stage of the MTBO World Cup 2016. Malsroos reached his second gold in a row and ensured second place in the World Cup overall. For Hara it was a return to victory, 756 days after her victorious Sprint in the World MTB Orienteering Championships in 2014.

01.10.2016 MTBO World Cup Final: second win for Malsroos
Lauri Malsroos, Estonia took his second win in two days in the Middle Distance race in Lithuania today. Marika Hara, Finland won the women’s race, beating Emily Benham by more than 1½ minutes.