EOC 2027 will be held in Thun, Switzerland
The European Orienteering Championships will return to Switzerland in 2027, with Thun as the host city. Switzerland was appointed as host during the latest meeting in the IOF Council in May. The 2027 edition of EOC is a ...
2025-06-08
Splittorff and Maišelis lead in CX80 MTBO World Cup
Nikoline Splittorff, Denmark has maximum points and Lithuanian Jonas Maišelis is ahead of last year’s runner-up, the Czech rider Vojtech Ludvik, by 31 points after Round 1 of the CX80 World Cup just completed in Lithuani...
2025-05-19
Aprèsport European MTBO Championships: second gold for Splittorff
IOF World Rankings leader Nikoline Splittorff, Denmark took her second gold in the Middle Distance race today; it was a home win for Jonas Maišelis in the men’s race. The winning margins were 0.24 and 0.10. Splittorff ha...
2025-05-16
Aprèsport European MTBO Championships: first golds to Denmark and Finland
Danish rider Nikoline Splittorff and Samuel Pokala, Finland are the two gold medalists in today’s Mass Start event, Pokala winning by just 8 seconds and Splittorff by an impressive 4.16. Splittorff, world champion in Mas...
2025-05-15
European SkiO Sprint Champions: Olsson and Ekström in close races
Closely-fought Sprint races in sunny Finland ended with victory for Magdalena Olsson, Sweden and home athlete Niklas Ekstrӧm. This was Olsson’s second gold medal in two days, whilst Ekstrӧm enjoyed his first win in this ...
2025-03-21
Sweden takes the Team World Cup title after thrilling relay wins
Nothing was decided in the overall Orienteering Team World Cup before Sunday’s relays north of Kuopio in Finland, where this year’s World Cup Final took place. Before the start of the men’s relay, Switz...
2024-09-29
World Cup victories for Aebersold and Fosser – but neither won their Middle race
Swiss athlete Simona Aebersold and Kasper Harlem Fosser, Norway were both second today, the race winners being Tove Alexandersson, Sweden and the European Middle Distance champion, Norwegian Eirik Langedal Breivik. Both ...
2024-09-28
World Cup Final, Long race: Tove Alexandersson on top form
Tove Alexandersson, Sweden and Miika Kirmula, Finland were the stars of the Long Distance race today, held at the same venue as next year’s World Orienteering Championships – Kuopio, Finland. The women’s race winner prov...
2024-09-26
How to follow the World Cup Final in Finland
The 2024 international orienteering season will go off with a bang, when the World Cup Final is held in Finland from Thursday to Sunday this week. Whether you follow from the arena north of Kuopio or from home, you shoul...
2024-09-24
Final battle for 2024 World Cup titles in Finland
The final battle for the 2024 Orienteering World Cup titles takes place in Kuopio, Finland from Thursday to Sunday. The forest races count as the fourth round in this year’s Orienteering World Cup, which has previo...
2024-09-22
CX80 World MTBO Championships: riders from 22 nations head for Bulgaria
Five races between 10th and 15th September will decide the 2024 World Champions and the World Cup winners for 2024; 110 riders from 22 nations will be competing for the medals. They will be joined by a further 73 riders ...
2024-09-08
World Cup: Fosser takes over lead after EOC, Aebersold remains on top
The just ended European Championships in Hungary didn’t just give us three exciting and tough races. We also found out who has the best chances to win the 2024 Orienteering World Cup, which will be decided in Finla...
2024-08-21