WOC: Aebersold takes super narrow win, third long distance gold for Fosser
Both Simona Aebersold (SUI) and Kasper Fosser (NOR) defended their long distance world championship titles on Thursday afternoon in Kuopio, but it happened in very different ways. In the women’s event, it was a raz...
WOC Middle: First gold for Langedal Breivik, 22nd for Alexandersson
Norway’s Eirik Langedal Breivik and Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson won the first gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships in Finland, when the middle distance was run on Wednesday afternoon. It took p...
WOC 2025: Qualification kicked off the championships in Finland
The World Orienteering Championships in Finland kicked off on Tuesday morning with the qualification for Wednesday’s middle distance. Here, the athletes were divided into three heats per gender with the goal of fin...
How to follow the World Orienteering Championships
Over the next week, the world’s most prestigious orienteering competition will take place – the World Orienteering Championships in Kuopio, Finland. And you have great opportunities to follow it whether you are at ...
Podcast: Ida Haapala on running home WOC and having Thierry Gueorgiou as a coach
The 2025 World Orienteering Championships in Finland are just around the corner and can be followed through IOF LIVE and IOF TV. In the IOF Podcast, we had a chance to talk to home nation’s Ida Haapala about qualif...