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21/07/2012 || New Chairman for Foot Orienteering Commission ||News||
IOF Council has appointed Mikko Salonen, Finland as new Chair of the FootO Commission to replace Konrad Becker, Switzerland, who has retired from the post.
20/07/2012 || Decisions taken at the General Assembly ||News||
The IOF has now 73 members. At the General Assembly Montenegro and Cyprus were accepted as new members of IOF. The 2016 World Orienteering Championships were awarded to Sweden, the only applicant, and Sweden will also hold the World Trail Orienteering Championships as an integral part of WOC. Norway will organise the 2015 World Ski Orienteering Championships.
20/07/2012 || WOC in the future: IOF Council proposal accepted ||News||
A big part of the General Assembly today was taken up with discussion of the future model for the World Orienteering Championships. Four proposals had been put forward, three of them based upon the current model but with variations, the other proposing a ‘forest’ WOC and an ‘urban’ WOC in alternate years.
20/07/2012 || Brian Porteous elected as IOF President ||News||
At the 2012 IOF General Assembly today, Brian Porteous, Great Britain has been elected IOF President for the coming 2-year Congress period. He takes the place of Åke Jacobson, Sweden who has retired from the post today.
19/07/2012 || International Development Clinic in conjunction with Championships ||News||
At the beginning of the Championships a two-day Development Clinic was held for runners from small orienteering nations led by two members of the IOF Council, Astrid Waaler Kaas and Brian Porteous.
19/07/2012 || World Orienteering Championships, men’s Long final: Lundanes is supreme ||News||
Olav Lundanes, Norway, European Champion in Long distance, had a dominant run again today to beat all the opposition by 2 minutes and 52 seconds. He ran strongly throughout and still had the energy for a sprint finish at the end.
19/07/2012 || World Orienteering Championships, women’s Long final: new triumph for Niggli ||News||
Home runner Simone Niggli had extra determination to win today, after her mistake in the Middle final. And this time all went according to plan, with a win by 1.31 over Middle distance gold medallist Minna Kauppi, Finland.
19/07/2012 || Seminar held prior to General Assembly ||News||
The 2012 IOF General Assembly (GA) will be held tomorrow, and this morning the customary pre-GA seminar was held.
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