How did it happen that you have been appointed WOD ambassador? Swiss Orienteering asked me if I was available and wanted to contribute to WOD. What do you like about this Worldwide Orienteering project? It is a great idea to organize Orienteering events throughout the entire globe. WOD is a perfect possibility to promote our … Continued
Jennie Taylor, Communications Officer at British Orienteering, answer how they worked with WOD 2018 and her thoughts for WOD 2019. What kind of target did you have with World Orienteering Day 2018 in the UK? “I didn’t set a target as such but as an organisation we did want to encourage as many schools, clubs … Continued
In Norway 35 094 participants registered in 243 places of work. This is an increase of approximately 10,000 participants compared to last year, and Norway is thus the country that has increased second most globally after Russia. Norway is also in second place in terms of number of participants, which we have every reason to … Continued
The national federation of Great Britain have made a snapshot of different World Orienteering Day events that where held during WOD 2018 in Great Britain. Read more at; https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/?pg=news_archive&item=4235
Below you can see pictures from different parts of the world. Russia; Spain; Dominican Republic; Albania; Lativa; Sweden;
The summary from the events of World Orienteering Day 2018 is ready, 358 735 participants at 2213 locations in 81 countries/regions. The number of participants has increased with more than 40 % since the start in 2016. But it would not work without all of you that arrange an event, and we need your reflection … Continued
Although orienteering has been going on in China for more than 40 years, not many people knowing so much about the sport. It really requires people who love this sport to go on for a long time to promote and organize various activities for everyone to experience and participate in. Orienteering is a charming sport, … Continued
World Orienteering Day 2018 – 358 735 participants 252 000 at 2016, 288 000 at 2017 and now 2018, 358 735 participants at 2213 locations in 81 countries! The number of participants has increased with 42% since 2016. It proved to be a great success all over the world. Schools, clubs and enthusiast all over … Continued
World Orienteering Day (WOD) has already passed the old record from 2017 (288 007 participants). The number of participants reported until today is 292,801 and it’s expected that there will be more than 300,000 participants in 2018. This is the third time that WOD has been organised and within a few years, IOF’s vision of … Continued
World Orienteering Day 2018 is now over, and we hope to establish a new record for the new WOD format, with events from a full week counting towards the total. But we need your help to report your WOD event on worldorienteeringday.com! So far, there are more than 237 000 participants registered at 1463 locations … Continued