Introduction of Junior Championships in Trail Orienteering

After consultation with federations and approval by IOF Council, the TrailO Commission is delighted to announce the introduction of a Junior Class at major championships. Eligible for the new class are competitors aged 2...

IOF introduces interim heat policy

The IOF Council has decided to introduce an interim heat policy that comes into effect immediately for all IOF events covered by IOF Competition Rules with expected winning times of 20 minutes or greater. The interim pol...

World TrailO Championships: Marcello Lambertini, Italy is 2025 TempO World Champion

In a tense final with the result in doubt right to the end, Marcello Lambertini emerged victorious after a long and agonising wait for the best qualifiers to finish – he was tenth in his heat. He was not the fastest in t...

2025-08-31

World TrailO Championships: Czechia and Ukraine are world champions in Relay

Czechia and Ukraine are the new World Champions in O and P class respectively in the Relay, with the Open class resolved in a tense and exciting climax at the final spectator TempO station. Both Italy and Slovakia finish...

2025-08-30

World TrailO Championships, PreO: two gold medals for Sweden  

Michael Johansson, Physically Challenged (P) class, and Anders Hӧije, Open (O) class, are the new PreO world champions at the end of Day 2. Hӧije scored full points and spent only 115 seconds on four timed controls (thre...

2025-08-28