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“Doing the right and just thing” – Q&A with Ethics Panel Chairperson Bob Dredge
https://orienteering.sport/doing-the-right-and-just-thing-qa-with-ethics-panel-chairperson-bob-dredge/
Published: March 17, 2025 08:26
IOF Ethics Panel Chairperson since 2018, Bob Dredge was interviewed by the Swiss Orienteering Magazine for its first issue in 2025 about the work of the panel. We have been given permission to bring the Q&A interview here: Before Bob Dredge answered the…
Climate Transition Action Plan published
https://orienteering.sport/climate-transition-action-plan-published/
Published: March 2, 2025 11:07
IOF’s Environment and Sustainability Commission has published the “Climate Transition Action Plan to Net Zero.” The plan was approved and adopted by the IOF Council during its meetings in January. The plan reviews IOF’s commitment to reducing greenhouse…
Swiss National broadcaster SRG acquires TV rights for WOC until 2028
https://orienteering.sport/swiss-national-broadcaster-srg-acquires-tv-rights-for-woc-until-2028/
Published: February 17, 2025 13:00
Swiss TV viewers will have great opportunities to follow the world’s most prestigious orienteering competitions for the next four years.   The national broadcaster SRG has acquired the TV rights for the World Orienteering Championships for the period 2025…
75 organisers and advisers met to improve major IOF events
https://orienteering.sport/75-organisers-and-advisers-met-to-improve-major-iof-events/
Published: February 12, 2025 19:55
IOF has an intense focus to constantly improve the quality and fairness for our World Championships and World Cups. With that purpose in mind, 75 event organisers and Senior Event Advisers from 22 countries met in Budapest, Hungary during the previous…
Sweden to host World Cup Round in 2027
https://orienteering.sport/sweden-to-host-world-cup-round-in-2027/
Published: February 4, 2025 09:30
Sweden will also welcome the world’s best orienteers in 2027, where one of the year’s World Cup Rounds will be held in the Hälsingland-region. There will be three forest races: Long, Middle and Relay in the forests around the town of Alfta. The preliminary…
Portugal to host forest EOC in 2028
https://orienteering.sport/portugal-to-host-forest-eoc-in-2028/
Published: January 28, 2025 08:00
The world’s best orienteers may well start preparing for Iberian terrains for 2028 as the European Orienteering Championships will be held in Portugal. EOC will at the same time serve as the final in the 2028 World Cup. This was decided by IOF’s Council at…
New Zealand continues golden course at Oceania Championships
https://orienteering.sport/new-zealand-continues-golden-course-at-oceania-championships/
Published: January 27, 2025 14:12
The athletes at the 2025 Oceania Orienteering Championships continued their fight for medals in the coastal terrains of New Zealand’s lower North Island on Sunday and Monday. Compared to Saturday’s hot middle distance, the temperatures were more pleasant…
Guidelines and checklists for organising sustainable events available
https://orienteering.sport/guidelines-and-checklists-for-organising-sustainable-events-available/
Published: January 27, 2025 13:24
What should you consider in relation to e.g. Animals, Catering and Emissions when organising a sustainable orienteering event? A new set of guidelines and checklists, available on orienteering.sport, can help answer this question. The IOF’s Environment and…
Kiwis dominate first half of Oceania Championships
https://orienteering.sport/kiwis-dominate-first-half-of-ooc/
Published: January 25, 2025 20:36
The 2025 Oceania Orienteering Championships are well underway in New Zealand, where the host nation has performed well in the first two races. Friday’s Sprint at Massey University was won by the defending Oceania champions, Lizzie Ingham and Joseph Lynch…
Oceania Championships 2025 begin in New Zealand on Friday
https://orienteering.sport/oceania-championships-2025-begin-in-new-zealand-on-friday/
Published: January 23, 2025 16:38
The first regional FootO championships in 2025, the Oceania Orienteering Championships, begin in New Zealand on Friday. Four races await over four days, Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay in that order and alongside the seniors, Junior and Youth Champions for…