WOC Middle Race & Favourites Preview: Everybody expects an epic race in spectacular and very demanding terrain when the Middle final of the 2023 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) will be decided within 13:10 (women) and 14:50 (men) today. The women start from 10:33 until 12:30 with expected winning time of 34 minutes, and ...

The WOC 2023 Long courses offered an excellent mix of different terrain types and challenges. Here we take a look at the key legs that posed the toughest challenges for the runners, and how these legs decided the exciting battles for the medals.  The courses were built up of three different ...

Simona Aebersold (Switzerland) won her first World Championships (WOC) title over the Long distance on homeground today, beating pre-race favourite Tove Alexandersson (Sweden) with half a minute. Kasper Fosser (Norway) won his second WOC Long title in a row after a tough battle with Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) all the way ...

The last long leg down just before the finish – being the same in both the men’s and women’s course – is a very interesting route choice leg.  With the World Orienteering Championships Long courses being publiched some hours before the best runners start, this is your perfect chance to try ...

Christmas is coming early this year: With the World Orienteering Championships Long courses being publiched some hours before the best runners start, this is your perfect chance to try out your skills on the long leg in the womens course. The leg is as usually first provided without routes – you ...

WOC Long Race & Favourites Preview: The Swiss Alps are expected to deliver a spectacular Long distance when the first medals of the 2023 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) will be decided within 14:00 (women) and 16:10 (men) today. The women start from 09:02 until 12:35 with expected winning time of 82 ...

Here we take a look at some of the most tricky legs in the very interesting WOC 2023 Middle Qualification courses – and how the best runners solved the course planners’ puzzles. Although more technical courses are expected in Saturday’s Middle Final and the courses might not look that tricky from the sofa, the ...

Sweden and Switzerland dominated a technical and interesting Middle qualifier at the opening of the World Orienteering Championships (WOC)  in Trin, Switzerland. Hanna Lundberg (Sweden), Tove Alexandersson (Sweden), Simona Aebersold (Switzerland), Joey Hadorn (Switzerland), Albin Ridefelt (Sweden) and Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) took the victories. All favourites and biggest outsiders made ...

Very interesting and technical orienteering is expected when the 2023 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) starts in Flims Laax in Switzerland on Wednesday July 12th with the Middle Qualification. The championship continues with the Long distance on  Thursday  (no qualification), the Middle Final on Saturday after a rest day, and finally rounds of with the Relay on Sunday. ...

[LIVE from Monday July 3rd 15:30 CET] The Junior World Orienteering Championships 2023 in Romania starts with Sprint on Monday July 3rd, continues with Sprint Relay on Tuesday, Middle on Wednesday, Long on Friday and finishes off with Relay on Saturday.  The championship is organized around Baia Mare, Romania – and will offer GPS-tracking (all competitors ...