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Everything is in place for an exciting end to this year’s CX80 MTBO World Cup in Bulgaria in September after last week’s World Championships in Poland. The four races of the championships also counted towards this year’s World Cup and also revealed who has the best chance of grabbing the overall World Cup titles this […]  ( 6 min )

To prepare for the creation of a National Volunteer Strategy, have your say! Share insight into the current state of volunteering in orienteering. Survey Season: Volunteering in Orienteering first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

Notice is given of a Extra Ordinary General Meeting of NI Orienteering on Tuesday 30 September at 19:30. The short meeting will take place on Zoom. Please register with the Hon Secretary for the link to the meeting which will be issued closer to the... The post Extra Ordinary General Meeting appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

The picturesque city of Girona and its scenic surroundings in Spain’s Catalonia region concluded a thrilling week of master-level orienteering as the World Masters Orienteering Championships wrapped up on Friday. The event, held from August 8 to 15, welcomed over 3000 athletes aged 35 to 95+ from 47 nations. All photos: WMOC 2025 Competitions unfolded […]  ( 5 min )

Czechia delivered a strong finish to an already great series of Czech achievements at CX80 MTBO World Championship by winning both the women’s and men’s relays on Sunday morning. The MTBO athletes’ final competition in Poland took place a little further north in terrain that was flatter and faster than the other forest distances. Strong […]  ( 6 min )

Australia had a strong team representing in The World Games 2025: Caitlin Young, Milla Key, Angus Haines, Alastair George and Ben Rattray (team leader). The World Games 2025 Results & Recap first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 10 min )

Ruska Saarela, Finland and Vojtech Ludvik, Czechia both recorded their second victory in the CX80 WMTBOC today, Saarela by 18 seconds and Ludvik by just over 3 minutes. Czechia’s men were wholly dominant, packing four riders into the top six. The women’s race, over 28.9 km with 360 m climb, was a fascinating contest between […]  ( 6 min )

The European Orienteering Championships (EOC) will take place in Belgium at the end of August.There is a strong Irish team of eight athletes travelling. Ahead of the championships, we caught up with two of the athletes. For Emer Perkins, fromBishopstown Orienteering Club, it will be her first time to represent Ireland at senior level.She will […]  ( 6 min )

The IOF TrailO and Rules commissions, in collaboration with the WTOC 2025 organisers, welcome participants to a TrailO Event Advisers’ Clinic in Slovakia. The main objective of this IOF Trail Orienteering Event Advisers’ Clinic is to prepare participants to be licensed IOF Trail Orienteering Event Advisers. The clinic is also recommended for already licensed Event […]  ( 5 min )

The second race in the 2025-26 Street-O series and the first event organised by SLOW will be in leafy Richmond. The format is a 1 [...]  ( 9 min )

Welcome Welcome to our series of evening Street Orienteering Races. These are friendly, easy events open to everyone and usually based at a pub around [...]  ( 8 min )

Following a break for the summer, the next members’ monthly online Community Conversation is on Monday 8th September (7.30 to […]  ( 5 min )

Club Networking Day taking place between 10am and 4pm on 6th September 2025 at North Inch Community Campus in Perth. Book […]  ( 6 min )

The SOA Board is responsible for the governance of orienteering in Scotland. Much of the work is behind the scenes, […]  ( 6 min )

Last weekend Scottish Orienteering ran a beginners day at Cammo Estate, Edinburgh. The purpose of the day was to encourage […]  ( 5 min )

Nikoline Splittorff, Denmark was back at her best today, winning the Mass Start by 3.21, whilst Czech rider Vojtech Ludvik won by 2 seconds in a thrilling men’s finish where second place was tied. The men’s race in sunny Warsaw, Poland was led early on by Ludvik, no stranger to world championship medals, but he […]  ( 6 min )

Progress points are now available after the three events for the Silva Medal 2025. 2025 Silva Medal Progress Scores first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

Martina Tichovska, Czechia and Andre Haga, Finland are the gold medalists at the end of a tough Middle race in the CX80 World MTBO Championships in Poland. In a very tight men’s race it was a Finnish masterclass, with the first four places all taken by Finnish riders. 39-year-old Tichovska, world-ranked number 4, has won […]  ( 6 min )

Nelson Orienteering Club invites all orienteers, from New Zealand and abroad, to celebrate top-quality orienteering on the South Island of New Zealand. Would you like to revisit those stunning locations from King’s Birthday 2024? Did you miss out, hear all the wonderful stories, and wish you had been there? Alternatively, if you would like some […] Golden Bay Revisited – Amazing locations first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Ruska Saarela, Finland and Krystof Bogar, Czechia won the Sprints on challenging courses in Poland today; the lead changed several times in both races. Saarela finished fastest by 0.25, whilst Bogar’s win was by an impressive 1.14. Saarela, second in the World Cup standings, had a difficult start – 27th at the first TV timing […]  ( 6 min )

The International World Games Association (IWGA), Local Organising Committee (LOC) of The World Games 2025 Chengdu and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) confirm with great sadness the passing of Italian orienteering athlete, Mattia Debertolis. Mattia Debertolis was found unconscious during the Men’s Middle Distance competition of Orienteering on the morning of Friday, 8 August 2025 […]  ( 6 min )

The International World Games Association (IWGA), Local Organising Committee (LOC) of The World Games 2025 Chengdu and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) confirm with great sadness the passing of Italian orienteering athlete, Mattia Debertolis. Mattia Debertolis was found unconscious during the Men’s Middle Distance competition of Orienteering on the morning of Friday, 8 August 2025 […]  ( 5 min )

The next MelbushO is at Yarra Flats on Sunday August 24. Enter online now. MelBushO at Yarra Flats Park, Sunday 24 August – Online Entry Now Open first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 4 min )

Switzerland defended its World Games title in the Sprint Relay ahead of Sweden and the Czechia as the athletes in Chengdu, China ran the final orienteering competition on Monday morning. And the competition, which, like Sunday’s sprint, took place in the Jiangxi River Ecological Greenway Park, was an exciting and ever-changing affair. Yesterday’s surprise bronze […]  ( 5 min )

Danish rider Nikoline Splittorff will be going all out to repeat her set of three individual European Championship wins this year when the international MTBO stars meet up for the CX80 World MTBO Championships, being held this week in Warsaw, Poland. 134 riders from 24 nations will be taking part. Splittorff has already established an […]  ( 6 min )

Sunday’s sprint at the World Games in Chengdu, China, featured several surprises. Both Hungary and Spain won orienteering medals for the first time in World Games history, while gold medals went to Simona Aebersold (SUI) and Yannick Michiels (BEL). It was rainy and cooler than the previous days in Chengdu when the athletes started the […]  ( 6 min )

Orienteering BOP and the Taupō Orienteering Club are delighted to announce that entries are now open for the Tūāraki North Regional Champs, taking place in and around Rotorua and Taupō on 8–9 November 2025.We are excited to showcase some amazing courses and terrain, including a resurrection of the famous Ōpepe map, and an exciting new […] Entries are open for Tūāraki Regional Champs first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The Australia trio is on their way to Poland for the World MTBO Championships from 11-17 August. World MTBO Championships first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 9 min )

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF), the Local Organising Committee (LOC), and the International World Games Association (IWGA) are carefully monitoring the incident involving athlete Mattia Debertolis (ITA). We are following closely the situation and will communicate further in due course. The athlete is currently receiving the best treatment from experts from one of the top […]  ( 5 min )

The city of Girona in Spain is set to welcome orienteering enthusiasts from around the globe as the World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC) 2025 officially begin this Saturday, August 9. More than 2300 athletes aged 35 and over arriving from 47 countries, the historic Catalan city will become the epicenter of international masters-level orienteering for […]  ( 5 min )

Three “new” nations can boast of having won a World Games medal in orienteering after Friday’s middle distance race kicked off the Games in Chengdu, China. Slovakia, Italy and Canada joined the exclusive club on a day when the gold medals went to Swiss Riccardo Rancan and Simona Aebersold, who received the very first golds […]  ( 6 min )

Our Aussie team of Caitlin Young, Milla Key, Angus Haines, Alastair George and Ben Rattray (Team Leader) have arrived in Chengdu, China to compete in the 2025 World Games. World Games 2025 Has Begun! first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

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80 athletes from 24 different federations will have a huge experience this week, where orienteering is once again part of the World Games, which this year takes place in Chengdu, China. From August 7th to 17th, around 4000 athletes are gathered in the Chinese city of millions, where they will compete in 34 different sports […]  ( 6 min )

Sara Mason has joined our team as our new RDO for the Border, Midland & Western area. Sara is an active member of FermO and enjoys any time she spends on a map! Sara has also previously delivered many OI programmes such as Ready To Go and ParkO as a Level 1 Orienteering Instructor over the […]  ( 3 min )

(1) ONZ Sprint Distance – Friday 3 April 2026 – Rathkeale College, Willow Park Drive, Masterton All building and grounds at Rathkeale College are embargoed to all orienteers until the day of the event. Exception is for genuine educational purposes. (2) ONZ Middle Distance – Saturday 4 April 2026 – Rewanui Forest Park, Blairlogie The […] ONZ CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 – EMBARGOED AREAS first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The next Vic Series is at Irishtown on Sunday 27 July. Get your entry in! Vic Series, Joyces Creek Sandon, Sunday August 31 first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 3 min )

Enjoy the beautiful Bendigo bush on a Saturday afternoon Bendigo Bush Orienteering, August 9 first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 3 min )

August 11th – 17th 2025 Her Outdoors Week celebrates and encourages females to get out and enjoy the benefits of the outdoors! It’s a fantastic week for Orienteering Ireland to engage with our clubs and the network of local sports partnerships. Our wonderful team of regional development officers and instructors deliver on a variety of […]  ( 3 min )

Over the last month there has been a lot of orienteering. We have had national teams competing at WOC, JWOC and EYOC, with a great contingent of people supporting them in person. Zefa, Tim and Joe all had exceptional runs in the WOC relay resulting in 9th – New Zealand’s best ever WOC relay result. […] View from the Chair | July 2025 first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Trailblaze is starting a new Ambassador & Sponsorship Programme that will run from now until August 2026. This program is centred around promoting the sport, improving your own performance, and a little bit of product promotion along the way. Whether you are a high performing athlete, an up & coming star or your everyday adventurer […] Be a sponsored athlete!  |  Trailblaze ambassador first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

World Orienteering Champs 2025 |  Kuopio, FinlandA very successful WOC from the NZ team with a few NZ records in the history book from the men’s team. It was also exciting to see our junior step up into competing on the world stage.  WOC Qualification rounds: Zefa the boss, Tim seals it, Rachel is smooth & […] WOC 2025 | Event Review first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 10 min )

Sprint relay  – NZL team 2 just pips team 1!JWOC kicked off in Levico Terme, a picturesque spa town on the shores of the Lake Levico. The town was buzzing with excitement as residents prepared to host the event, proudly displaying orienteering flags on balconies and street signs in anticipation of the races. The terrain […] JWOC 2025 | Event Review first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 9 min )

Sprint – St Cuthbert’s CollegeThe sprint event turned into a true test – even for the hardy Blunt umbrellas – as torrential rain, wild winds, and saturated conditions made for a challenging day. Despite the weather, 13 marshals were stationed around the course, joined by many dedicated club and family members who braved the elements […] NZSS Champs 2025 | Event Review first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

The 2025 edition of European Youth Orienteering Champs took the NZ Team to the Czech Republic and the Moravian Karst area north of Brno. A committed support crew were there to help Jenni and Carsten, who ably managed and coached the team so soon after their WOC commitments. While we could have expected temperatures up […] EYOC 2025  | Event Review first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Nine people attended the Controller’s Course in Auckland for both days, at least in part. We had 10 on Saturday, but Imogene Scott was in labour on Sunday – she gets full marks for working right up until birth! Callum Wishart was also there adding to his technical knowledge, just before his new role at ONZ […] Controller’s course  |  Auckland first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The World Games started in 1981 as multi-sport events for sports and disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. Orienteering first appeared in 2001. In 2025 we have our largest NZ team attending the World Games in Chengdu, China. You can watch the orienteering action from 8–11 August 2025 all free of charge.  […] The World Games  |  Chengdu, China first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Nationals 2026 planning is underway. The event is being brought to you by the Orienteering Hutt Valley, Orienteering Wellington, Red Kiwis, and the Wairarapa Orienteering Club, with Orienteering Wellington as the leading the organisation.The weekend will contain the usual Sprint, Middle, Long, and Relay events. All will be based in the Wairarapa, with new maps […] Nationals 2026  |  Wairarapa first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

50 years is a long time to survive and thrive these days so to celebrate this momentous occasion Taupō Orienteering (Incorporating Pinelands Orienteering Club) have an open invitation to invite you to their 50th Anniversary Celebration dinner.  When: From 4.30 -6.30pm, 13 September 2025. St Andrews Church Lounge, 91 Titiraupenga Street  Cost: $45 (pay on the night ) but RSVP before […] Taupō Orienteering’s 50th!  |  Celebrations first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The 19th World Rogaine Championship were held the 1st weekend of July in the of the tourist path northern Spanish town of Quintanar de la Sierra. With Europe in a heatwave the temperatures could have been brutal but were a somewhat pleasant high 20s and forest cover for about 80% of the very hilly and […] World Rogaining Champs |  Spain first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

This year’s event will again be a big one, on an updated map at the ever challenging Cable Bay Adventure Park, which means you get the best courses and will be testing your limits! This is our big yearly event for the club and helps us pay for new maps and equipment. If you like what […] The Weka is back, more Wily than ever!  | 31 August, Cable Bay first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Around 450 Primary and Intermediate school students from ten schools in the Taupo and surrounding districts took part in an Orienteering Big Day Out with rogaining events at Owen Delany Park on 25th June. This was a suitable finishing finale to the series of in-school orienteering training sessions held by the Taupo Orienteering Club in […] Taupō’s big Day Out  |  School orienteering first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Callllum Wishart  has accepted the technical supports role within Orienteering NZ so it is time to talk to Callum and find out more about him: 1. What is your earliest orienteering memory?I remember running around Cornwall Park and getting lost in the fairy garden – Hopefully I’ve improved since then! 2. What is one orienteering event you […] Callum Wishart | Joins the technical team as support first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Orienteering NZ have a guide that outlines various methods for setting up permanent orienteering courses for schools and clubs, ranging from low-tech to high-tech solutions. Options include using permanent checkpoint plates without codes, or with simple written codes to help verify location and support learning—often without the need for checking. For more formal or fair […] Permanent course |  Info & how to set-up first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The IOF’s IT Commission is planning an open meeting on the use of technology in orienteering. The meeting is scheduled to be held in October 2025 as an on-line meeting, so you can participate from anywhere in the world. The agenda is planned to have 5-10 topics and last a couple of hours. Topics can have […] Technology in orienteering  |  IOF open meeting first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

With a growing interest in orienteering analysis, we have reproduced this article from the SA orienteering magazine with a few NZ references… many thanks to Frank Burden for this discussion. About 10 years ago, after resuming running and orienteering after a 25-year injury-enforced break, I wanted to find out how fast I should expect to run. […] Levelling the playing field | Orienteering analysis first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 11 min )

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Quail Score-O | Quail Hollow (Stark Parks) | Sunday, August 24, 2025  ( 5 min )

On behalf of Orienteering Bay of Plenty and Taupo Orienteering and, hosts of the Tūāraki NorthRegional Orienteering Championships 2025, we advise the following embargoes applying tocompetition areas. An embargo restricts athletes access to competition areas prior to the competition taking place, toensure unfair advantage is not gained by people visiting the area prior to competition. […] Embargo Notice | 2025 Tūāraki Regional Champs first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Sign up for our 4 week Learn To Orienteer program, over 4 weekends in August Learn to Orienteer in Melbourne in August first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 4 min )

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Diamonds are forever! Vic Series 7 sees the first Australian use of a diamond forking system. This is your chance to try this fantastic new format Vic Series 7, Sunday August 17, Nuggety Range, Maldon – Diamonds Are Forever first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 4 min )

The IOF’s IT Commission is planning an open meeting on the use of technology in orienteering. The meeting is scheduled to be held in October 2025 as an on-line meeting, so you can participate from anywhere in the world. The agenda is planned to have 5-10 topics and last a couple of hours.  Topics can […]  ( 5 min )

Find out what's on at this week's Park Street events Park Street Update, July 29-August 3 first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 4 min )

The ONZ Senior Selection Panel have named the following athletes to compete in WC3 in Uster, Switerland, September 26-28 2025 has now been finalised: Women Amber Riddle Laura Robertson Men Jakob Knoef Tim Robertson Will Tidswell World Cup 3 | Team Finalised first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The 2025 European Universities Orienteering Championships kick off Friday morning in Lodz, Poland. 146 athletes from 15 different countries are participating in the championships, which are being organized by the Polish organizers and the local club in Lodz and are being held under the auspices of EUSA – University Sports Europe, where orienteering has been […]  ( 5 min )

The third edition of the IOF Young Leaders Academy (YLA) took place in mid-July alongside the popular 5 Days Italy orienteering event, bringing together 29 young leaders from 17 different nations. Designed for orienteers aged 16–25, the YLA offers a unique blend of competitive experience, leadership training, and international networking. Each day, participants competed in […]  ( 5 min )

Orienteering 101 | Richfield Heritage Preserve – Summit County | Saturday, August 16th  ( 5 min )

Congratulations to Ciara Largey FermO, Ric Gamble LVO and George Savell LVO who have all met the requirements to be approved to hold a Event Controller Grade C Licence. This is the requirement to act as controller for Grade C events, which are NI Colour... The post Three New Event Controllers Appointed appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

Thanks to all those that came for the finale of the 2025 park race series. It was a fast paced end to the series, that [...]  ( 7 min )

The TrailO Commission invites feedback on a proposal for the introduction of a separate class for U20 athletes at major TrailO championships from 2026 onwards. While TrailO allows competitors with any physical ability, gender and age to compete on equal terms, awarding prizes in different classes encourages representation. While the introduction of additional start places […]  ( 5 min )

There was a fantastic turn out at this brand new venue! Big Thanks to Stark Parks for sponsoring us at this beautiful park! And thanks to all of our Volunteers! Event Director – Sanae Rogers Course Designer and mapping – Jay Smink, Bob Boltz Setting – Jay, Bob Check-in – Kathy Christy Head Cook – […]  ( 5 min )

We are notifying all members of our intended Annual General Meeting date of Monday 22nd September 2025. The Annual General Meeting will be […]  ( 5 min )

The ONZ Senior Selection Panel have named the following athletes to compete in WC3 in Uster, Switerland, September 26-28 2025: Women Amber Riddle Laura Robertson Men Jakob Knoef Tim Robertson Will Tidswell Team selections are subject to the ONZ Appeals Policy Under this policy: World Cup 3 | Provisional Team named first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )