Comments on: Niggli & Niggli want to take over the World Cup – and make it successful

By: nic gorman

nic gorman — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:55:26 +0000

Very supportive in principle, but as a New Zealand fan of (truly!) international orienteering, I’m curious to hear your opinion as to whether these revisions would see WC races held outside of Europe (or for that matter, in the ‘minor’ European countries – ie those that would not be likely WOC hosts) more often, less often or around the same as currently?

By: Damien Renard

Damien Renard — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:22:19 +0000

Hope you guys succeed finding a agreement with IOF. O-world needs it asap. It is too sad organising world cups with about 60 runners on each class. More support from real professional o-people would be great for local organisers. Good luck

By: Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:58:35 +0000

I think you are absoulutely right Daniel but I wonder whether the IOF will be oppose the proposal because they mightlose the WC sanction fees or will there be some negotiation room here?

For me the WC cannot sensibly keep going along the current path so a radical proposal, such as this one has got to be worth a try. A great initiative from the Nigglis and I wish them the very best of luck with it.

As has already been said, the issue of finance is going to be the biggest critical success factor.

By: hego

hego — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:44:56 +0000

right, because of that only every second year WOC, only every second year eoc (in the program WC), only every second year pre-WOC (in the program WC), only every second year test new formats (in the program WC) and only every second year WC…