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27.05.2016 Kyburz got pay back for two years’ hard work
Matthias Kyburz has fulfilled his big goal in the Czech Republic. And Tove Alexandersson didn’t take a step without knowing where she was.

27.05.2016 European TrailO Championships: two gain full points on PreO Day 1
Just 2 of the 127 participants in the PreO competition solved all 23 problems correctly today, and both made mistakes at the timed controls. Stig Gerdtman and Ole Jansson, Sweden lead the Open and the Paralympic classes respectively at the half-way point.

27.05.2016 European Championships: two double gold medallists
Tove Alexandersson, Sweden and Matthias Kyburz, Switzerland both won their second individual gold medal of the Championships in the Middle Distance Final at Černá Voda, Czech Republic today. Alexandersson put on an impressive display of high-speed orienteering, winning by 2.13 and the fastest throughout. Kyburz also enjoyed a comfortable victory – by 34 seconds.

27.05.2016 Great team co-operation
Read about the Italian team's thoughts after their ETOC win in the TrailO Relay.

27.05.2016 IOF Newsletter May 2016
The May edition of the IOF Newsletter is here!

26.05.2016 EOC Middle Qualification: Up and down day for Switzerland
Switzerland had two victories and two second-placings in the Middle Distance qualification heats today, with 5 more athletes qualifying comfortably for the final – but 3 of their athletes ended below the cut-off line – including European Long Distance Champion Daniel Hubmann.

26.05.2016 Volunteering at EOC – setting out controls
For Asaf Avner, it was a goal to take part in European Championship in orienteering. The athlete from Israel is also doing just that, but not in the way he was thinking some months ago. Last season, Asaf Avner from Yuvalim in Galilea was number three overall in the Israel league. Earlier, he has taken […]

26.05.2016 Hard work behind home success
Pavel Kurfürst thought TrailO was very difficult to understand the first time he tried it. But he tried again and again, and now the Czech athlete is a European Champion. The 41-year-old TrailO-athlete won the TempO with a margin of eight seconds, ahead of Norwegian Martin Jullum. They both had an incredible flow, but none […]

26.05.2016 Wojciech Dwojak’s many roles
Last year, Wojciech Dwojak retired from top level orienteering, but during the last week he has been involved in orienteering for morning to late night, and the Pole also has big challenges ahead. At the first round of the World Cup, Wojciech was the Event Director, and also the mapper for the different competitions. – […]

26.05.2016 World Cup leader jerseys introduced
See an athlete whizz past wearing a yellow jersey? Must be the World Cup leader! World Cup Leader Emily Benham sporting her yellow leader’s jersey at the MTBO’s first World Cup round this season. The IOF wants to recognise the performances of the top athletes in the World Cup. A part of this is to […]