Orienteering News

Mixed sprint relay: On the WOC program already from Italy in 2014. The first implementation of Sprint Relay in the World Orienteering Championships will be in 2014 in Italy, after which it will be a permanent format on the programme, the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) writes on their webpage today. ...

– I am hesitating between the World Ranking Event of Portugal O-meeting 2012 in Viseu and the long distance race of the Silva League in Göteborg this spring, the “King of Middle distance” Thierry Gueorgiou answers when asked to name his favourite course for “Course of the Year 2012″. I ...

– For European runners it was an experience like from another planet, the Czech Relay World Champion Tomas Dlabaja answers when asked about the best course he run in 2012. Some of the races Dlabaja considered for “The Course of the Year 2012″ were Portugal O Meeting, Euromeeting in Austria ...

– There were hard route-choices on every leg, and it was almost impossible to find the perfect routes, the young Swedish superstar of orienteering and ski-orienteering says when asked about her favourite course for “Course of the Year 2012″. The course Alexandersson chose was not a foot-orienteering course – but ...

– I got such a motivation to run the course after watching the race on TV, Eva Jurenikova comments her candidate for “Course of the Year 2012″. The World cup final/Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT) final is the course of choice for Jurenikova – a race which was held very close ...

– After a long time we finally ran an important competition in sand stones again, reigning Relay World Champion Jan Prochazka from Czech Republic says when asked about the best course he has run on in 2012. – Sand stones are the best terrain you can find in the Czech ...

What was the best orienteering course of 2012? Last year’s winner was the very technical WOC 2011 Middle distance course in France. Which course will take the prestigious top spot this year? The search for the course of the year  will be fun for sure, as it was last year! The rules ...

[Live from 12.40 CET] A double for Switzerland? Or can Lundanes and Gueorgiou chase down Kyburz and snatch the overall NORT victory AND the overall World Cup from the young Swiss runner? Or can Helena Jansson chase down Swiss superstar Simone Niggli on the last NORT stage in Vukatti, Finland? ...

[Updated after Stage 4Q] Stage 4 LIVE from 14:00 CET. Stage 5 Saturday from 12:40 CET. All races will be broadcast on national TV in Finland and Norway. Get ready for an exciting finish of both the World Cup and the Nordic Orienteering Tour during two busy days in the ...

First ever World Cup victory for junior Emma Klingenberg (Denmark) – Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) increases his overall lead in the Nordic Orienteering Tour 2012. Simone Niggli lost a lot of time in the semi-final – and did not manage to qualify for the final. Update: You can see a replay ...