IOF

01.10.2016 Women’s title: definitely Emily!
Lauri Malroos and Emily Benham won the Long Distance stage that opened the final round of the 2016 MTB Orienteering World Cup. With this result Emily Benham removes any doubts about the overall winner, reaching the title for the third year in a row.

30.09.2016 MTBO World Cup: gruelling Long Distance won by Benham and Malsroos
Emily Benham, Great Britain and Lauri Malsroos, Estonia both had clear victories by more than three minutes in a hard race in Lithuania today where no-one finished in a time of under 2 hours.

30.09.2016 Find your way through a Corn Maze
New venues are always appreciated by orienteers. Visiting an already mapped corn maze, one American could not let go of the opportunity to do an orienteering event. Now it has become an annual occurrence.

30.09.2016 Chile ready to host their first 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.

30.09.2016 Jorge Valente Barrera: “TrailO is fun”
TrailO, a challenging and vibrant Orienteering discipline, continues to add new and young athletes to its ‘cause’. In Strömstad, Sweden, we met 16 years old Jorge Valente Barrera, a natural born talent and a potential winner. He tells us about an outstanding experience and his motivation to continue to improve.

30.09.2016 Enter the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2017 now
New Zealand is the place to be in April 2017 if you are above the age of 35. The Oceania Orienteering Championships, World Masters Orienteering Championships and the World Masters Games take place within two weeks around Auckland.

30.09.2016 Leho Haldna: “Making a start”
There are always concerns at different levels in any organisation when there is a change in leadership. But as a new president, I have no plans to make big changes straight away. What I want to do is to open a discussion about what structure is the best for the IOF’s future. It is possible […]

30.09.2016 Broadcast stats from WOC 2016
High-quality TV broadcasts from orienteering events have really started to pay off. At the World Orienteering Championships 2016, people from all over the world followed the exciting races. Get all the stats here. GPS-tracking, cameras in the forest and a more professional TV-production have increased the suitability of orienteering as a sport for Television. At […]

30.09.2016 High Level Event Seminar 2017
The International Orienteering Federation, in cooperation with the Polish Orienteering Federation, is pleased to announce that the 2017 IOF High Level Event Seminar is to be held 4-5 February in Warsaw, Poland. This seminar, organised yearly since the start in 2009, has become an important event, each year attracting 50-75 attendees from about 15-20 nations. […]

29.09.2016 MTBO World Cup 2016 – final round, Lithuania: colourful opening parade
Carefully prepared to ensure for all participants an unforgettable experience, the final round of the World Cup in Mountain Bike Orienteering 2016 began today with the Opening Ceremony, its first big moment. Many of the 350 participants in the event paraded through the old town of Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, lending it brightness and colour.