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MTBO stars heading to Portugal for European Championships

Portugal is the host country for the European MTBO Championships and CX80 World Cup Round 2, which start on Monday 25th May. The event also includes the Junior European and European Youth MTBO Championships. The top six ...

2026-05-22

CX80 MTBO World Cup: Pecorari and Ludvik lead after Round 1

Iris Aurora Pecorari, Italy and Vojtech Ludvik, Czechia head the MTBO World Cup standings after 3 races in Hungary. For Ludvik this is familiar territory; Pecorari is the bright upcoming star. 22-year-old Pecorari first ...

2026-05-04

CX80 World Cup in MTBO – first round this weekend in Hungary

The MTBO World Cup season gets under way this week with three races (Sprint, Middle, Long) taking place in Hungary. The Sprint and Long races will be used to crown the 2026 U-23 World Champions for these distances. The s...

2026-04-30

10MILA 2026: Follow the legendary relays from Sweden

This weekend, the spotlight of the orienteering world turns to Sweden as the legendary 10MILA returns on 2–3 May in Tranås. A true celebration of endurance, teamwork, and night orienteering. Once again the relays at 10MI...

Heikkilä and Aebersold hold narrow leads after first World Cup Round

The 2026 Orienteering World Cup opened in Locarno last weekend with three intense sprint races setting the tone for the season. After the first round, the overall standings in women’s, men’s and team competitions already...

World Cup: Surprise win for Gydesen, while Fosser wins after tight finish

Sunday’s Orienteering World Cup Knock-Out Sprint in Locarno delivered high drama from start to finish, with intense head-to-head racing and tactical challenges. Hedvig Valbjørn Gydesen (DEN) delivered the best result of ...

Norway dominates Sprint Relay ahead of Sweden and Switzerland

The European Champions from Norway delivered a commanding performance to win the Sprint Relay at the Orienteering World Cup round in Locarno on Saturday afternoon. The relay took place on a fast, flat course around Locar...

Lundberg and Polsini take first World Cup wins in 2026

The 2026 Orienteering World Cup got off to a great start on Friday afternoon in Locarno, Switzerland, with Hanna Lundberg (SWE) and Tino Polsini (SUI) winning the individual sprint that kicked off the new season. The com...

How to follow the Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Locarno

The Orienteering World Cup begins in Locarno, Switzerland on Friday afternoon, kicking off another season of world-class orienteering. Around 250 athletes are set to compete in three sprint races from Friday to Sunday, w...

Sprint action opens 2026 Orienteering World Cup in Switzerland

The world’s best orienteers will once again have the opportunity to show how skilled they are at tackling the challenges on the asphalt in Switzerland when this year’s Orienteering World Cup season begins on ...

WSOC Sprint Relay: Norway win thrilling sprint finish

Excitement reached peak levels today as the four leading teams came together into a sprint finish – with Norway taking gold by a hair’s-breadth! Silver and bronze went to Finland and Sweden, with Switzerland a close four...

2026-03-06

WSOC: Finland to the fore in Middle Distance

Gold medallists are Finnish athletes Amanda Yli Futka and Niklas Ekstrӧm, Futka winning by 1.23, and Ekstrӧm by just 0.06 ahead of his compatriot Pyry Riissanen. Andrei Lamov, Sweden was bronze medalist in the men’s race...

2026-03-05