Future stars ready to shine at JWOC in Sweden

The future stars of orienteering are ready to take centre stage as the Junior World Orienteering Championships 2026 get underway next week in Karlskrona, Sweden. From 29 June to 4 July, 340 athletes from 40 nations aroun...

IOF launches “Beat the Heat” E-learning course

The International Orienteering Federation has published a new e-learning course, “Beat the Heat,” on the IOF Education Platform. Developed by the IOF Heat Policy Working Group, the course is primarily aimed at athletes, ...

EYOC begins Thursday in Slovenia

Many of Europe’s best youth athletes have gathered in Slovenia this week to compete in the 2026 European Youth Orienteering Championships. Around 440 athletes from 34 countries will race in three different events f...

2026-06-23

Carbon Budget Report 2025: Emissions remain well below climate target

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has published its Carbon Budget Report for 2025, confirming that the organisation continues to meet its climate commitments while supporting the global development of orien...

2026-06-10

Gold WRE’s coming to Canada, Brazil and Hungary in the autumn

The International Orienteering Federation is pleased to announce that three events across three different continents have been awarded IOF Gold World Ranking Event status for the autumn season. In September, the Eastern ...

IOF Eventor updated with new functionality 

On the 12 of May 2026 IOF released updates in the IOF Eventor system.  The WRE application form for FootO were updated with new guidance notes and a new management of Competition format and Map scale. The application for...