New find rewrites Orienteering history: bike orienteering started first!

Some fascinating information about the very start of Orienteering has recently been unearthed in Austria. It has been discovered that two issues of the newspaper Radfahr-sport, published in Vienna, report a public bicycl...

2020-06-11

European MTB Orienteering Championships and other event news

The IOF announces further event news as the effects of the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to cause modifications in the IOF schedule. The MTB Orienteering World Cup event which is scheduled to be held in Finl...

Online Orienteering in IOF Eventor calendar

In this period with the outbreak of the Corona virus (Covid-19) and shutdown/restrictions all over the world, orienteering online has become very popular. A lot of new initiatives have been taken by orienteers around the...

IOF Calendar update as of May 8th

The global Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to create changes in the orienteering calendars around the world. This week it was unfortunately necessary to cancel the World Orienteering Championships 2020 in Denm...

Covid-19 – Another update on IOF Event news

The Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to cause distruption for athletes and organisers around the globe. Here are a few updates regarding IOF events and competitions. The Junior World Orienteering Championships ...