Orienteering News

Here is a selection of 10Mila videos to get you in the right mood ahead of 10Mila. Relive the summary video and the start from 10Mila 2012, the slowmotion video from 10Mila 2008, the tracking highlights from 10Mila 2007, the 10Mila Petzl video from 2008 or some of the other ...

Only 3 days left to 10Mila – and everybody is preparing for the big spring adventure in Sweden! Who will be the top teams in 10Mila 2013? Submit your tip for the results in 10Mila 2013 below – and see what others think! Set up your Top 5 tips here ...

Two long distance races at Silva League – two victories each for Thierry Gueorgiou (France) and Simone Niggli (Switzerland). The two biggest names in orienteering the last years are still a few steps ahead of their rivals. Both skipped the World Cup opening in New Zealand, but with big parts ...

Thierry Gueorgiou and Simone Niggli both showed that they will be very difficult to beat this season – with clear victories in very strong startfields at the Silva League Long distance race in Sweden today. Meanwhile Hans Gunnar Omdal/Mari Fasting and Topi Anjala/Minna Kauppi won the national races in Norway ...

[Updated with live video link Silva League]. The orienteering season is really starting up in the Nordic countries this weekend with top level long distance events in Sweden (Silva League), Norway (Norgescup) and Finland (FinnSpring). The strongest start field is expected in Sweden where 14 individual World Champions are expected ...

[Updated with Council’s decision: Remove WOC qualification – and a discussion] 14 out of 20 responses are critical to removal of the WOC qualification, according to a discussion at Attackpoint.org. This is based on analyzing the national federations responses to the IOF Council’s proposal on how to handle the question ...

Another nail in the coffin for traditional forest orienteering? How does it influence runners from your country? March 15th is D-day to influence the WOC Qualification scheme which is set to be put in place already from WOC 2014. A decision which might have significant impact on the future of ...

Day 3 of Antalya O-Days in Turkey was an extraordinary orienteering experience. Big rocks spread around the terrain with grass in between – like in a fantasy map. Very technical orienteering – but yet with good runnability. Add to that magnificent views – snow-topped mountains made the scenery perfect. Intriguing videos from ...

The sprint in Monsanto and the rocky surroundings at the third day of Portugal O-Meeting is one of those spectacular orienteering experiences which makes an orienteer travel for many, many hours. The mix of old city and rock labyrinth makes it an experience you will remember for a long time. ...

History repeats: Yet another win for both Thierry Gueorgiou (France) and Simone Niggli (Switzerland) in the technical and interesting middle distance race at Day 3 of Portugal O-Meeting 2013. Compared to the two first days, the terrain required more careful orienteering, some interesting route choices and very scenic orienteering with ...