World Games: Narrow Swiss win in Sprint Relay

Switzerland defended its World Games title in the Sprint Relay ahead of Sweden and the Czechia as the athletes in Chengdu, China ran the final orienteering competition on Monday morning. And the competition, which, like ...

World Games: Sprint medals for Hungary and Spain, while Aebersold and Michiels claimed golds

Sunday’s sprint at the World Games in Chengdu, China, featured several surprises. Both Hungary and Spain won orienteering medals for the first time in World Games history, while gold medals went to Simona Aebersold...

Statement on Injured Orienteering Athlete – The World Games 2025

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF), the Local Organising Committee (LOC), and the International World Games Association (IWGA) are carefully monitoring the incident involving athlete Mattia Debertolis (ITA)....

2025-08-08

World Masters Orienteering Championships 2025 kick off in Girona

The city of Girona in Spain is set to welcome orienteering enthusiasts from around the globe as the World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC) 2025 officially begin this Saturday, August 9. More than 2300 athletes a...

2025-08-08

First ever World Games medals in orienteering for Canada, Slovakia and Italy

Three “new” nations can boast of having won a World Games medal in orienteering after Friday’s middle distance race kicked off the Games in Chengdu, China. Slovakia, Italy and Canada joined the exclusive club on a day wh...