Who will be Athlete of the Year in 2021?
We all want the orienteering year 2020 to be over… It has been a year of cancelled events 😢 & restrictions 😷 but also some amazingly creative solutions to keep our sport alive. We weren’t able t...
Time for re-accreditation for IOF Event Advisers
It is time for the re-accreditation of all IOF Event Advisers for all four disciplines. If an Event Adviser wishes to continue, still fulfils the requirements and continues to have the support of their national Federatio...
New World Anti-Doping Code and IOF Anti-Doping Rules come into force
The World Anti-Doping Code is the fundamental and universal document upon which the World Anti-Doping Program is based. Its purpose is to advance the anti-doping effort through universal harmonisation of anti-doping poli...
WOC 2021: Training is now possible
For fairness purposes, training areas for WOC 2021 were embargoed in late October. Due to government mandated Covid-19 measures, travel to the Czech Republic was not allowed from a number of countries and all athletes di...
IOF Council suggests criteria for the return of major events in 2021
The IOF Council met for its record 7th meeting of the year, 6 of them fully digital, on Friday November 20th. The full minutes of the meeting can be found on the Council webpage. Returning to sport in 2021 One of the mai...