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
Glad WOD is now WOW
2023-12-27Don Winslow is a teacher who works with special education students and have been teaching for 32 years. He is also a member of the Rochester Orienteering Club and OUSA. He started orienteering in 2006 using the permanent orienteering courses that his club, Rochester Orienteering Club has made. He is the caretaker for one of those courses at Webster Park … Continued
World Orienteering Week partner OCAD improves Route Analyzer
2023-12-27WOW-partner OCAD, that specializes in software development for the production of maps, has extended its Route Analyzer and made it accessible for forest orienteering. Thanks to the consideration of runnability and relief, the Route Analyzer 2.0 can find the fastest routes between two controls in urban as well as in classic forest terrain. The first … Continued
Offer from OCAD
2023-12-01OCAD is offering a free OCAD Starter License to anyone who preregister a World Orienteering Week event for 2024. The license is valid until May 2024. The step to be taken: Preregister your WOW event here. Send an email with the name of the WOW 2024 event to wow@orienteering.sport Wait for the OCAD Starter License … Continued
World Orienteering Week Banner
2023-11-20Everyone can order the new World Orienteering Week! Banner 400×150 cm, PVC, enforced at all edges with holes for fastening. 50 euros a piece or FREE digital file for self print.30 euros extra if you want your Federation or Club logo printed on the banner. Want to order? Send an email to Walther Rahbek Mortensen, … Continued
WOW – new logo
2023-11-20World Orienteering Week have a new logo. New, but at the same time with clear traces of the old. And that is precisely what we want to achieve. A little new but still the same. The last two years World Orienteering Day has been organised for a whole week, to give the chance for every … 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/