In May 2024, between the dates May 18th and May 26th, any activity held can be registered as a World Orienteering Week event. Read moreGuidelines Register event
Look out for hobbits during WOW
2024-02-28Why did we register this event? North West Orienteering Club in New Zealand noticed that the date of the event falls within WOW and we thought it would be good to have an event from New Zealand and it will also provide a different angle for them to use when marketing the event. And they thought that the … Continued
Excited to see the gleams in their eyes
2024-02-28The association, the Egri Spartacus Orienteering Running Sports Association, is based in the beautiful baroque town of Eger, Hungary. They currently have nearly 100 active members, 70 of whom are under 20 years old. They think it is important to get as many children as possible interested in orienteering, and the previous World Orienteering Day, … Continued
A huge world wide happening
2024-02-28The club, BASOC (Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club) based in the north of Scotland SE of Inverness. It is a very small club (about 30 members) and the population density in the area is low. They however have some terrific areas (e.g. Loch Vaa was used for the WOC Relay in 1999) and many clubs … Continued
The timing fits in nicely
2024-01-09David Alcock teach Geography at Bradford Grammar School, in northern England. He have organised a World Orienteering Day event for the school students every year since 2016 (apart from the pandemic-affected year of 2020). The timing fits in nicely with our internal examination week for Year 7 and 8 students (aged 11-13), as running an … Continued
Enrich Education and WOW
2023-12-27One of the most exciting elements of the Enrich/IOF partnership was the potential to work together to explore how Maze Orienteering could be incorporated within an ‘Orienteering Event Day’ package, so that schools which do not have a conventional orienteering course could be offered the opportunity to provide a rewarding orienteering experience to children.The intention … Continued
Feel like learning and exchanging experiences about developing orienteering in your home country - and participate in O-Ringen in July? The 2024 O-Ringen Academy is open for applications!
The grease- and lubricant manufacturer CX80 is a partner of both IOF and the Polish Orienteering Federation zielonysport.pl - Polski Związek Orientacji Sportowej at the same time. This double partnership has great value for all parties - read about the strengths in this article.
We can’t wait to get the FootO-season started on IOF TV this year, and that’s why we’re happy to tell you that we will show the relays from 10MILA again. This year’s 10Mila takes place in Nynäshamn south of Stockholm from May 4-5, and if you feel like competing, the ordinary registration deadline is on Sunday, March 3. https://tiomila.se/en/2024/competition/registration/ Either way, we've got a great tip if you want to get in the 10Mila mood: Relive the 2023 10Mila relays on IOF’s YouTube channel. Women’s relay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJcMh1c5bE 10Mila relay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOBEa_aEU0Y Youth relay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd0wk-gyW-I Photo: Peter Holgersson