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Jan Kocbach is the founder of WorldofO.com - taking care of everything from site development to writing articles, photography and analysis.

Course of the Year 2021: Last day to vote!

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On the last day of voting, courses from the following countries are in the Top 10: Sweden, Czech Republic, Italy,  Finland & Spain – with Czech Republic having most courses in the Top 10.  Check out the list of the courses within Top 10 below – and vote for your ...

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Route to Christmas: Day 22 2021

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Today’s leg in Route to Christmas 2021 is another long and interesting leg! Now we are back to Norwegian forests – the last time was on December 11th. Thanks a lot to Arild Andersen for the tip! The leg is as usually first provided without routes – you may take a ...

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Course of the Year 2021: Check out Top 15 & 2 days left to vote!

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Courses from Australia, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Finland & Spain are within Top 15 in Course of the Year after two days of voting – with two days still to go! Check out the list of the courses within Top 15 below – and vote for your favourite! ...

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Route to Christmas: Day 21 2021

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Today’s leg in Route to Christmas 2021 is another one from Czech Republic, but in very different terrain from the sandstone terrain we have visited earlier. After many very tricky legs, this is one which is a bit easier – here you just have to decide! The chosen competition is ...

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Route to Christmas: Day 20 2021

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Today’s leg in Route to Christmas 2021 is more of an orienteering puzzle than a normal orienteering leg – so you might need to set aside some time to figure this one out. Thanks a lot to Robert Graham for the tip! The leg is from a complex multi-lever sprint training ...

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Vote for Course of the Year 2021 Now!

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What was the best orienteering course of 2021? Set up your personal Top 5 List from the nominated maps – and win prizes from our sponsors! The nominated maps have been chosen based on submissions from the WorldofO.com readers and some of the world’s top orienteers. Now YOU can choose “The Course ...

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Route to Christmas: Day 19 2021

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Today’s leg in Route to Christmas 2021 is another Sprint leg. This Sprint leg is from Team Latvia’s training towards the European Orienteering Championships. The city is Talsi and course setter was Olli-Markus Taivainen. Thanks a lot to Janis Tamuzs for the tip and for preparing analysis. The leg in question is from ...

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– The terrain in Czech Republic was unbeatable this year

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With only one day left to suggest a course for the “Course of the Year 2021″, it is time to introduce a few of the great courses the world orienteering elite enjoyed in Czech Republic while preparing for WOC 2021. This time we asked Tim Robertson of New Zealand about ...

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Route to Christmas: Day 18 2021

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Today’s leg in Route to Christmas 2021 is from a World Ranking Event Long distance taking place at the ski resort La Plagne, in an Alpine French terrain. The race was also used as a selection race for World Cup in Italy for the French team, and most of the best ...

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Route to Christmas: Day 17 2021

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Today’s leg in Route to Christmas 2021 is a leg from the Finnish Champs Long distance – a leg with a lot on spreading of the runners. Can you spot the route which would be fastest for you here? Thanks a lot to Miika Kirmula for the tip! We already had a ...

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