Global Development Webinars
Webinars are be recorded. Link to the recordings can be shared upon request. For feedback and questions; contact [email protected] Thursday 5 June 2025: Inside the Mind of our Asian Athletes (21:00-22:30 GMT+8) J...
IOF General Assembly approves strategy for the next four years
The XXXI IOF General Assembly was successfully organised on Friday, July 1 with a duration of only 3 hours. The event was organised in a hybrid format allowing delegates to participate either in person in Denmark or remo...
IOF wins another IOC Carbon Action Award
As in 2019, the International Olympic Committee has awarded the IOF for its action to measure and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, 12 International Federations, seven National Olympic Committees and their A...
IOF suspends the membership of its Belarusian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Council of the International Orienteering Federation decided at its ordinary Council meeting today to immediately suspend the membership of Belarus Orienteering Federation. The suspension of the Belarusian member fed...
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) suspends the membership of its Russian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Council of the International Orienteering Federation decided at an extraordinary Council meeting today to immediately suspend the membership of the Russian Orienteering Federation. The suspension of the Russian membe...
The International Orienteering Federation support the IOC Executive Board statement
Yesterday the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged all International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia and Belarus. The International Ori...
A new generation takes on the IOF leadership
Henrik Eliasson has been hired as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Sondre Sande Gullord has been hired as the new Secretary General of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). After 7 years in the role o...
Orienteering on the rise in Colombia
Between October 13th and 18th, the Central American and Caribbean Orienteering Championships were held in Colombia. The events were held in the cities of Bogotá, Zipaquirá and Guatavita. Between the 13th and 15th of Octo...
Cortina Sprint Relay will decide the Team World Cup
Now that the best individual orienteers of the year have been awarded it is time to award the best nation in the Team World Cup. And there is still some excitement left. Sweden has a lead going into the final competition...
World Cup Final preview – a new age coming?
Tomorrow September 30th, the Orienteering World Cup Final kicks off with the Long Distance competition in Cansiglio, Italy. It is certain that there will be a new World Cup winner among the men since the reigning Cup win...
World Cup Final preview – Simona or Tove?
Only 2 days remain until the first competition of the Orienteering World Cup Final, the Long Distance in Cansiglio, Italy. With 2 individual competitions remaining in the 2021 World Cup it is looking to be a close battle...
Top MTB Orienteers heading for World Championships in Finland
Almost all the world’s top-ranked MTBO athletes are entered for this year’s World MTB Orienteering Championships (WMTBOC), to be held in Kuortane in western Finland from 12th to 17th June. The event is also the first rou...