IOF Council confirms continuation of existing suspension measures
The IOF Council held an extraordinary meeting on 6 March 2026 to consider the effects of the suspensions of the member federations of Belarus and Russia, as well as the scope of the IOF Independent Athlete System, follow...
IOF Development Seminar to be Held in Jordan in May
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF), through the Global Development Commission, will organize the first Orienteering Development Seminar in the Middle East from 5–10 May 2026 in Jerash, Jordan, in cooperation...
Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi – Orienteering’s debut in UAE
The Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026 marked a historic milestone as the largest mass-participation sporting event ever held in the region. Bringing together more than 25,000 participants across 38 sports over ten vibran...
Free course: Sports impact on nature – risks and opportunities
Sports for Nature has launched a free course that will give you an understanding of the relationship between sport and nature and an insight into the positive and negative impacts sport can have on the natural environmen...
Where World Championships begin: Developing bigger, better orienteering events at IOF’s High Level Event Seminar
Winter is the time for planning and preparing for the next season in Foot Orienteering. It is a tradition that IOF Office and IOF Foot Orienteering Commission invites the organisers and event advisers for World Champions...