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14/06/2009 || A good year to master the sprint ||News||
The World Cup kicked off this week with middle and sprint races in Salo, Finland. Swedes dominated the middle distance, but in the sprint, two runners were in their own league. Last year they both finished second in the World Orienteering Championships sprint. At this year’s first World Cup sprint, they were unbeatable. The winners […]
10/06/2009 || World Cup: Kauppi and Hubmann victorious in sprint ||News||
Minna Kauppi ran to victory on home ground today in the second World Cup race of the season in Salo, Finland. The sprint, also the last race of the Nordic Open Championships, was a close affair with less than 20 seconds separating first from fourth place. The Norwegians Anne Margrethe Hausken and Marianne Andersen finished […]
09/06/2009 || World Cup: Swedish dominance in middle distance ||News||
Swedish flags were flying high as Helena Jansson and Peter Öberg won the two senior elite classes in the first World Cup race of the season at Salo, Finland today. Jansson won by 38 seconds ahead of Marianne Andersen, Norway, with home runner Minna Kauppi finishing third a further 30 seconds down. A notable result […]
02/06/2009 || Clarification of IOF Competition rule 21.3 concerning equipment ||News||
A new version of the IOF Competition Rules for Foot Orienteering has become valid from 1 June 2009. This version includes an update of rule 21.3 concerning equipment. The rule says: “During the competition the only navigational aids that competitors may use or carry are the map and control descriptions provided by the organiser, and […]
28/05/2009 || Bulletin 3 for The World Games orienteering event now available ||News||
Bulletin 3 for The World Games 2009 orienteering events has been published. Click here to see the bulletin.
25/05/2009 || Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events ||News||
A new edition of the IOF Foot Orienteering Competition Rules has been published. This version of the rules is valid from 1 June 2009. Too view the rules, please go to IOF Foot Orienteering Competition Rules 2009.
25/05/2009 || Sprinting towards The World Games ||News||
With only two months to go to The World Games, the national federations have nominated their teams to Kaohsiung. The best athletes from all IOF regions will be competing in sprint and middle distance in Chinese Taipei in mid-July. The reigning sprint world champion Andrey Khramov is of course one of the favourites in Kaohsiung; […]
20/05/2009 || World Cup kicks off in Finland ||News||
The World Cup is the IOF’s official series of events to find the world’s best orienteers, based on all formats, over a season. The World Cup this year consists of nine competitions. In addition to the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Hungary, the athletes will fight for World Cup points in Finland, Norway and Switzerland. […]


















