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14/08/2011 || Demanding long qualifications ||News||
The first World Orienteering Championships qualification races took place on the tricky terrain of Saint Fracois, Chambery, yesterday.
10/08/2011 || Compasses, pin punches and control flags to developing orienteering nations ||News||
This is a reminder about the IOF 50th Anniversary Compass Project. When heading to the World Orienteering Championships in France or to the World MTB Orienteering Championships in Italy, please remember to pack with you any old compasses, pin punches and control flags that you no longer use.
10/08/2011 || The World Games 2013 bulletin 1 published ||News||
The first bulletin on The World Games 2013 orienteering events is now available on the IOF website.
06/08/2011 || IOF 50 Years to be celebrated at World Championships ||News||
The IOF celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and the occasion will be marked by a special ceremony to be held at 12:30 on Friday 19th August, in the race arena immediately before the start of the middle distance finals.
06/08/2011 || Record number of nations at World Championships ||News||
This coming weekend sees the start of the 28th World Orienteering Championships (WOC) and the 8th World Trail Orienteering Championships (WTOC) in the Savoie region of France – ‘between lake and mountain’.
02/08/2011 || Successful Event Advisers’ clinics this summer ||News||
IOF FootO Event Advisers’ Clinics have been successfully organised in Pecs, Hungary; Curitiba/Parana, Brazil and Bollnäs/Mohed, Sweden this summer. The clinics had altogether 75 participants from 16 different countries including Australia, Japan, Serbia, Argentina, Moldova and Belgium.
01/08/2011 || Athlete of August returns to World Championships in France ||News||
When the World Orienteering Championships were last held in France in 1987, eight-year-old Thierry Gueorgiou witnessed Kent Olsson win gold on classic distance, and decided he would become a World Champion too. Now, 24 years later it is Thierry’s turn to show what he can – when the World Championships for the second time take place in France.



















