Plans for WOW 2024

One of the person that already have preregistered a World Orienteering Week event for 2024 is Domonkos Győrffy, usually called Doma amongst orienteers. It is the first time that he will organise an event. He is from Hungary but lives today in Constance. He have been doing orienteering for some time and when he arrived … Continued

Preregistered for WOW 2024

In Norway, in a small club, IL Leik, in Trøndelag, Ole Gunnar Sølberg has started the plans towards World Orienteering Week 2024. In IL Leik they are usually between 30 and 50 people at the orienteering trainings and orienteering competitions. They have been part in previous WOD events and will continue with WOW! In 2024, … Continued

Global Development Webinar

From November 2 and once every month until March, you will again have the unique opportunity to get insights on orienteering development through a new series of Global Development Webinars. The first webinar has the title “World Orienteering Week (WOW) 2024 – how do we make it a success for you?”. The webinar will be … Continued

World Orienteering Week 2024

From 2024 and onwards it will be World Orienteering Week instead of World Orienteering Day. This was decided by the IOF Council during their meeting in September. The dates will be the 18th to the 26th of May. During this week every orienteering event, local club training, smaller competition to bigger event, that you organise … Continued

World Orienteering Day 2023 in figures

World Orienteering Day 2023 was organised, between the dates May 17th and May 23rd, any activity held could be registered as a World Orienteering Day event. In total 780 events were organised with 100 952 participants in 63 countries / regions around the world. This is an increase in the number of participants and events comparing … Continued

SPORTIdent World Orienteering Day 2023 Raffle!

SPORTIdent have a World Orienteering Day Raffle. It starts on 17.05.23! No matter if you are a professional, a beginner or an “I-test-orienteering-once” person, everyone can answer the 3 questions about Orienteering and get the chance to win the WOD Raffle prize. Let SPORTIdent surprise you. It’s best to mark the date in your calendar … Continued

Enrich Education international competition to celebrate World Orienteering Day 2023

The competition is aimed at celebrating and promoting World Orienteering Day 2023 and the partnership between Enrich Education and the International Orienteering Federation. One international school will win a package worth £2,000 School Orienteering Option 2 School Orienteering and Outdoor Learning Competition Teachers, to celebrate this year’s World Orienteering Day. Enrich Education as the official … Continued

Enrich Education competition for UK to celebrate World Orienteering Day 2023

The competition is aimed at celebrating and promoting World Orienteering Day 2023 and the partnership between Enrich Education and the International Orienteering Federation. Three UK school will win a package worth £3,500 each. School Orienteering Option 2 School Orienteering and Outdoor Learning Competition Teachers, to celebrate this year’s World Orienteering Day. Enrich Education as the … Continued

SPORTident‘s special World Orienteering Day 2023 offer!

Set up your course indoors or outdoors – on either soft or solid ground In order to be able to set up great training courses for the WOD – whether indoors or outdoors, or on either soft or solid grounds – SPORTident have put together a really practical Mounting Set for all World Orienteering Day … Continued

OCAD’s offer to the World Orienteering Day 2023

OCAD is one of the partners of World Orienteering Day. OCAD is offering a free OCAD Starter license to anyone who registers a World Orienteering Day event in 2023. The license is valid until August 2023. With OCAD Starter, you will be well equipped to draw an orienteering map and set courses for World Orienteering … Continued