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06/11/2015 || A project to revise IOF Control Descriptions ||News||
The IOF Control Descriptions were last revised in 2004. There have been many developments in the sport since then and the IOF is now starting a process to consider revisions for a new version to be valid from September 2017. Over recent years a number of suggestions for changes have been made. We now invite […]
30/10/2015 || Plans for the 2016 High Level Event Seminar set ||News||
The annual IOF High Level Event Seminar will be held February 6th and 7th in Riga, Latvia. The seminar has become one of the IOFs most important venues for the sharing of experience and ideas related to the organisation of IOFs major events. The seminar should be of high priority for future high level event organizers […]
26/10/2015 || Updated Ski Orienteering rules published ||News||
An updated version of the Competition Rules for IOF Ski Orienteering Events was approved by the IOF Council at their meeting October 16 and 17. The new version of the rules, which is valid from November 1, 2015, has been published on http://old.orienteering.org/ski-orienteering/rules/ for download. There is also a convenient booklet in A5 format which can be […]
19/10/2015 || Mapping Seminar in Sofia 15-18th October ||News||
During the weekend, 15-18th October, eight participants from Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and Serbia took part in an IOF-SEEOA mapping seminar in Sofia, Bulgaria. The programme, lasting four days, was led by five experts from the South East European Orienteering Association, and together with the participants they immersed themselves in the subject of mapping and printing urban and […]
12/10/2015 || Summary of the Season 2015 ||News||
During 31 WOCs the Danes had taken four golds. At the 32nd championship the Nordic country took the same number of golds. A result of luck? Not at all. A surprise? Not at all! During the last year before WOC in Scotland the best Danes spent almost two months in Scotland. Just before the championship […]
12/10/2015 || World Cup 2015 review – no change at the top ||News||
Tove Alexandersson, Sweden and Daniel Hubmann, Switzerland finished at the head of the 2015 World Cup standings, just as they did in 2014. Hubmann’s victory was outstanding, with four wins from the ten counting races and a points lead of 234. Alexandersson ran in seven of the races and won the first three.
02/10/2015 || World Cup Long Distance: wins for Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg and Daniel Hubmann ||News||
On challenging courses around Arosa in Switzerland, victories went to the Norwegian Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg and home runner Daniel Hubmann.
30/09/2015 || New application period for WOC 2019 ||News||
The IOF Council invites member federations to apply for the World Orienteering Championships 2019. Based upon the decision of the Extraordinary General Assembly in Inverness in August, 2019 will be the first year with the new WOC format. A year with Long distance, Middle distance and Relay competitions plus one qualification competition, of a format to be determined later. […]
30/09/2015 || WADA publishes the 2016 Prohibited List ||News||
On 16 September, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Executive Committee approved the 2016 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which is now available on WADA’s website in English. The List will come into force on 1 January 2016. Updated annually, the List is one of five International Standards that are mandatory for all signatories of the […]
28/09/2015 || Deciding moments – the World Cup final 2015 ||News||
All eyes in the orienteering world will be focused on Arosa Switzerland this coming weekend for the 2015 World Cup Final. A long distance race on Friday October 2nd and a middle distance race on Saturday October 3rd will decide the women’s and men’s individual World Cup titles, and a sprint relay on Sunday October […]
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