Revised IOF Transgender Policy to be effective from 1 August 2023
The IOF Council approved in its meeting during WOC 2023 a revised IOF Transgender Policy for international events. The policy will be effective from 1 August 2023....
IOF consults on new transgender policy
IOF consults on a proposal for new IOF transgender policy with the national orienteering federations and IOF athlete representatives. The proposal is in line with the new policy of World Athletics. In recent years, there...
IOF sends open letter to IOC
The International Orienteering Federation has sent an open letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in response to the recent development in recommendations from IOC related to possible inclusion of Russian an...
IOF will not implement a neutral team following member feedback
During its meeting on March 10 the IOF Council decided to not move forward with a proposal of creating an IOF Team for athletes that have emigrated from countries where the membership of the national orienteering federat...
IOF Event Advisors Clinic held in Alicante
During the weekend 12th to 14th of November IOF’s FootO Commission conducted an IOF Event Adviser Clinic in La Marina, Alicante in Spain. Many different areas was covered during the clinic, such as IOF Structure, I...
Global Development Webinars
Register for webinars here – minimum one day before each event. Upcoming Webinars: November 2, 2023 – World Orienteering Week (WOW) 2024 – how do we make it a success for you? (19.30-21.00 CET) Walther Ra...
IOF General Assembly approves strategy for the next four years
The XXXI IOF General Assembly was successfully organised on Friday, July 1 with a duration of only 3 hours. The event was organised in a hybrid format allowing delegates to participate either in person in Denmark or remo...
IOF wins another IOC Carbon Action Award
As in 2019, the International Olympic Committee has awarded the IOF for its action to measure and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, 12 International Federations, seven National Olympic Committees and their A...
IOF suspends the membership of its Belarusian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Council of the International Orienteering Federation decided at its ordinary Council meeting today to immediately suspend the membership of Belarus Orienteering Federation. The suspension of the Belarusian member fed...
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) suspends the membership of its Russian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Council of the International Orienteering Federation decided at an extraordinary Council meeting today to immediately suspend the membership of the Russian Orienteering Federation. The suspension of the Russian membe...
The International Orienteering Federation support the IOC Executive Board statement
Yesterday the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged all International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia and Belarus. The International Ori...
A new generation takes on the IOF leadership
Henrik Eliasson has been hired as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Sondre Sande Gullord has been hired as the new Secretary General of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). After 7 years in the role o...