WSOC: Sprint golds for Ulvensøen and Baklid

The first gold medals at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in Japan went to Norwegian athletes Anna Ulvensøen and Jørgen Baklid in the sprint on Monday morning in Rusutsu. Women’s podium after the WSOC Sprin...

2026-03-02

WSOC kicks off Monday in Japan

The world’s best SkiO athletes are gathered in Japan to race the 2026 World Ski Orienteering Championships next week. The championships feature four distances: Sprint, Pursuit, Middle and Sprint Relay, which in addition ...

2026-02-28

IOF Development Seminar to be Held in Jordan in May

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF), through the Global Development Commission, will organize the first Orienteering Development Seminar in the Middle East from 5–10 May 2026 in Jerash, Jordan, in cooperation...

Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi – Orienteering’s debut in UAE

The Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026 marked a historic milestone as the largest mass-participation sporting event ever held in the region. Bringing together more than 25,000 participants across 38 sports over ten vibran...

Free course: Sports impact on nature – risks and opportunities

Sports for Nature has launched a free course that will give you an understanding of the relationship between sport and nature and an insight into the positive and negative impacts sport can have on the natural environmen...

2026-02-16