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. ...

– 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 ...

– 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 ...

[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 ...

Brian Porteous talks about TV, spreading of orienteering, WOC and WC in the future and the Olympics. Some hot news: It is likely that WOC qualifications will be canceled already in WOC in Italy in 2014 – and that also the mixed relay will be introduced from then on. Read on for ...

A week full of pictures! More than 13.000 photos – of which the 3.500 best have been posted on runners.worldofo.com. Below are some of the highlights from the championships in pictures. Thanks to all WorldofO.com readers for following through a fantastic WOC week here in Lausanne, Switzerland. All pictures are ...

Live from 11:30 CET! The shortening of the WOC relay the last years has made the WOC relay even more open – with at least 6 potential gold winners in both the mens and the womens class. Switzerland has the possibility to get a dream final of their championship on ...