World of O News

More than 250 runners participated in WOC 2017 selection races over sprint, middle and long distance in Estonia this weekend.  Some of the biggest favourites Maja Alm, Judith Wyder, Matthias Kyburz, Daniel Hubmann and Olav Lundanes confirm that they will be fighting for the medals in Estonia again – many ...

[With GPS-tracking and live results] More than 300 top orienteers come to South-Estonia to compete for their place in national teams with Sprint Friday, Middle Saturday and Long Sunday.  Many nations participate with their national teams in this competition, including Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Lavtia, Germany, Estonia, Belarus, Ireland, Denmark, France, Ukraine ...

[Friday 14:45 CET, Saturday 10:45 CET, Sunday 09:45 CET] The Swedish League finals with live web-TV broadcasting from all 3 disciplines May 12th – May 14th. Commentator is Michael Hallner, assisted by orienteering experts Jerker Lysell (sprint, Friday), Joakim Ingelsson (middle distance, Saturday) and Kalle Dalin (finals with pursuit start, shortened ...

Stora Tuna won an extremely tight battle for victory in the women’s relay after a phantom race by Tove Alexandersson while IFK Göteborg took a clear 10 minute victory in the men’s relay after deciding it all on the unforked 8th leg.  In the women’s race  Tampereen Pyrintö had a ...

Thierry Gueorigou and Svetlana Mironova (WRE Middle) and Andreu Blanes and Ekaterina Nikitina (WRE Sprint) won the two World Ranking events organized on the same day at Aguiar da Beira O-Meeting in Portugal on Saturday. Sunday’s long distance (not WRE) was won by Thierry Gueorgiou and Maren Jansson Haverstad. Aguiar da Beira ...

Lucas Basset (France) and Simone Niggli (Switzerland) won the World Ranking stage of this year’s edition of Portugal O-Meeting – a middle distance in tricky terrain were some had trouble reading the very detailed map.  Basset won the men’s class half a minute ahead of Swedes Johan Runesson and Rassmus Andersson ...

Thierry Gueorgiou (France), Simone Niggli (Switzerland), Olav Lundanes (Norway) and Nadiya Volynska (Ukraine) took the victories on the first two days of Portugal O-Meeting – with Lundanes and Volynska winning Saturday’s middle distance and very experienced Guergiou and Niggli being fastest on Sunday’s long distance. Portugal O-Meeting has traditionally been one ...

Two World Ranking races with live GPS tracking in Portugal (Sprint on Saturday and Middle on Sunday) and one World Ranking race in Spain (Long on Saturday) are on the plan for this weekend. Highly ranked athletes are on the start in all three events. Links to Live GPS-tracking: Men ...

This third Bonus Leg in the 2016 edition of Route to Christmas is from Austria – from the Austrian Championships Long 2016 organized at June 4th 2016. Thanks to course setter Martin Veitsberger for the tip! The leg is as usually first provided without routes – you may take a ...

The second bonus leg in the 2016 edition of Route to Christmas is a sprint leg from the Norwegian Championships sprint, organized in Bergen in May 2016. The chosen leg was used both in the mens’ and womens’ courses towards the very end of the course.  The leg is as ...