WOD Ambassador – Tereza Janosikova

Why did you start practicing orienteering? Why? Because I simply fell in love with this sport while running my first race. I had tried to do a lot of sports during my early childhood. It all started with swimming, playing floorball and mainly golf had been my occupation for a long time while I was … Continued

WOD Ambassador – Tim Robertson

Why did you start practicing orienteering? I began orienteering when my older sister (Laura Robertson) started during highschool. My family were all into athletics and cross country so it didn’t take long before my father got bored waiting in the car for Laura to finish her course and decided to try a course for himself. … Continued

WOD Ambassador – Simona Aebersold

Why did you start practicing orienteering? As my parents already took me to competitions when I was still a baby, I got to enjoy the sport from quite early on. I started practicing because it was a nice family activity on holidays or at the weekend for us. So I kind of slipped into the … Continued

Ambassadors of World Orienteering Day

World Orienteering Day is glad to present four new Ambassadors. Eef van Dongen, the Netherlands Simona Aebersold, Switzerland Tim Robertson, New Zealand Tereza Janošíková, the Czech Republic In the following upcoming weeks you can read more about them. How did they start practicing orienteering? What is the best with the sport? First out is Eef … Continued

WOD Ambassador – Eef van Dongen

For World Orienteering Day 2022 we have four new Ambassadors. First out is Eef van Dongen from the Netherlands. Why did you start practicing orienteering? Because my partner trains orienteering a lot, so I had to, if I wanted to spend time with him! Another important reason is that I love being in nature and … Continued