In May 2025, between the dates May 17th and May 25th, any activity held can be registered as a World Orienteering Week event.

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Global Development Webinar

2023-10-31

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

2023-10-31

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

2023-10-31

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!

2023-05-15

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

2023-04-28

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


The final invitation for the open meeting "Technology in Orienteering" on November 9 is now available. Find it here and register in advance: https://orienteering.sport/open-meeting-technology-in-orienteering-on-9-november-2025/

We talk about the 2025 international season in the latest episode of th IOF Podcast with IOF TV Expert Commentator Jonas Merz. Interviews with Max Peter Bejmer 🇸🇪 and Cécile Calandry 🇫🇷. Find "The IOF Podcast" in your favourite podcast player or at orienteering.sport

Post season blues? Here's chance to relive the 2025 international orienteering season with overall World Cup Winner Max Peter Bejmer, European KO Sprint Champion Cécile Calandry and IOF TV Expert Commentator Jonas Merz.