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IOF WOC Clinic 2025 is open for applications

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Published: December 21, 2024 12:23

It’s time to apply if you want to be a part of this year’s IOF WOC Clinic, that takes place before and during World Orienteering Championships in Kuopio, Finland in July 2025. The clinic is a 10-day camp arranged for young and promising athletes from less…

Dates are set for World Orienteering Week 2025

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Published: December 6, 2024 20:19

It’s time to mark the calendar. The world’s largest orienteering event, World Orienteering Week takes place from May 17th to 25th in 2025. Here orienteering clubs, schools and organisations have a chance to set up an orienteering event with tools and…

Be a part of shaping a new communication strategy for International Orienteering

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Published: December 2, 2024 20:24

IOF has started working on updating its communications strategy and is now searching for a professional resource to lead a working group under the IOF Council. The aim of the strategy work is, through the first quarter of 2025, to come up with an easily…

Podcast: Eirik Langedal Breivik on his golden middle distance race at EOC

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Published: November 29, 2024 22:24

Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) took the orienteering world by surprise, when he won the middle distance at the European Orienteering Championships in Hungary in August. It was warm and tough, and the Norwegian steered clear of any mistake in his breakthrough…

IOF YLA 2025 is open for applications

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Published: November 26, 2024 10:31

IOF Young Leaders Academy 2025 takes place in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy from July 5-13 during the “5 days Italy” race. The academy enables young orienteers aged 16-25 to develop their talent and competencies in developing orienteering – and at the same…

70 event advisers shared experiences

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Published: November 26, 2024 09:36

The event advisers are the backbone of IOFs foot orienteering events. Regardless if they are advising organisers of World Ranking Events or High Level Events such as World Cups or World Championships, they provide an important contribution in supporting…

Podcast: Karolin Ohlsson – on the KO Sprint silver in Edinburgh

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Published: November 3, 2024 22:59

Karolin Ohlsson (SWE) achieved the best individual result of her career so far at the WOC 2024 Knock-Out Sprint in Scotland, where she won the silver medal behind compatriot Tove Alexandersson. In this episode of the IOF Podcast, we watch the final with…

First orienteering race held in Bahrain at ISF Gymnasiade 2024

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Published: October 29, 2024 15:26

Young orienteering athletes from four different continents are competing at the ISF (International School Sport Federation) Gymnasiade held in Bahrain these days. The games in the small Arab state on the Southwestern coast of the Arabian Gulf includes 25…

Positive vibes and Brazilian victories at the South American Orienteering Championships

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Published: October 18, 2024 15:31

The South American Orienteering Championships 2024, held in Colombia from the 12th to 14th October, provided a strong statement about orienteering in Colombia and the continent. The championships had record participation with orienteers from 25 different…