How to follow the 2025 European Orienteering Championships
Spectacular and audience-friendly orienteering experiences await when the 2025 European Orienteering Championships take place in Belgium from Wednesday to Sunday this week. Whether you follow the competitions, which also...
2025-08-25
Podcast: Yannick Michiels and Tille de Smul – EOC 2025 preview
Belgium is hosting its first major IOF championship, as the 2025 European Orienteering Championships and World Cup Round 2 takes place this week. Newly crowned World Games sprint champion Yannick Michiels and 21-year-old...
2025-08-24
Bejmer and Alexandersson lead World Cup after Idre Fjäll
Swedish dominance at the top of the 2025 Orienteering World Cup after the first round, which was held in Idre Fjäll, Sweden last week. In the men’s category, it is Saturday’s winner of the middle distance, Ma...
2025-06-24
World Cup: Fosser and Alexandersson best in tough long distance
Favourites Kasper Fosser (NOR) and Tove Alexandersson (SWE) secured clear victories as the 2025 Orienteering World Cup found its first winners in the long distance in Idre Fjäll, Sweden. In the women’s event, Alexa...
2025-06-19
Podcast: Hanna Lundberg and the shock win in Idre in 2021
Update: After the publication of this article and podcast, it was announced that Hanna Lundberg will not start at the World Cup in Idre Fjäll due to an injury. More information in this article from the Swedish Orienteeri...
2025-06-17
The new World Cup season kicks off in Sweden
The national kits have been gathering dust in drawers around the world for over 250 days since the World Cup final in Finland last September, but now it’s finally time to see them again. The 2025 Orienteering World Cup b...
2025-06-16
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