In May 2024, between the dates May 18th and May 26th, any activity held can be registered as a World Orienteering Week event. Read moreGuidelines Register event
Show how interesting and exciting orienteering is
2024-03-25A rather young orienteering club, Sakartvelo Orienteering Club, which was created in the beginning of May last year, 2023, located in Tbilisi, have preregistered a World Orienteering Week event. They was part of the last World Orienteering Day in 2023 and are now following up this year as well. The main organiser Ian Sundkvist, also … Continued
Invite a friend to orienteering
2024-03-25The invite a friend to recreational orienteering -campaign is coming again. The Finnish Orienteering Federation invites the clubs to join the “Kutsu kaveri kuntorasteille” campaign between May 18 and 26, 2024. The purpose of the campaign is to increase the interest of recreational orienteering events and to increase the number of participants. The purpose of … Continued
For WOW, we might add a longer and more difficult one.
2024-03-25Saturday May 25th, Trol Orienteering Club will organise the monthly Gent Orienteering Series. The secretary of the club, Mark Van Bruggen, says; – “We think WOW (formerly known as WOD) is great promotion for our sport. This is our 4th entry, after 2021, 2022 and 2023.” This year, their event is part of their monthly … Continued
Look out for hobbits during WOW
2024-02-28Why did we register this event? North West Orienteering Club in New Zealand noticed that the date of the event falls within WOW and we thought it would be good to have an event from New Zealand and it will also provide a different angle for them to use when marketing the event. And they thought that the … Continued
Excited to see the gleams in their eyes
2024-02-28The association, the Egri Spartacus Orienteering Running Sports Association, is based in the beautiful baroque town of Eger, Hungary. They currently have nearly 100 active members, 70 of whom are under 20 years old. They think it is important to get as many children as possible interested in orienteering, and the previous World Orienteering Day, … Continued
International Testing Agency's monthly webinar is held on Thursday, November 7th and bears the title “What you need to know for 2025” The 2025 Prohibited List, which documents substances and methods prohibited in sport, has recently been published and its changes will come into force on 1 January 2025. Dr Mark Stuart, ITA Drugs, Health & Development Senior Manager and a sports pharmacist, will explain the key changes athletes and Athlete Support Personnel must be aware of. Register for the webinar held on Thursday from 14:00-15:00 CET (UTC +1) here: https://ita.sport/news/monthly-webinar-what-you-need-to-know-for-2025/ International Testing Agency
What is life like for some of our top international elite orienteers and how do they achieve their results? In Wednesday's Global Development webinar Ralph Street (GBR), Tim Robertson (NZL) and Magnus Dewett (DEN) with the podcast “Orienteer Pod” will tell us about their training and priorities and share from their combined experience. Register for the webinar here: https://orienteering.sport/iof/global-development/learn-and-meet/global-development-webinars/