International Orienteering Federation

09/09/2026

It's time to apply for the Regional IOF Young Leaders Academy 2026 in Colombia 🇨🇴, which takes place in the beginning of November.

Find all the details in the article below. See you in Medellín👋

The Colombian Orienteering Federation and the Central American and Caribbean Orienteering Confederation (COCACAO) invite young athletes from Central American and Caribbean countries to apply for the IOF Young Leaders Academy, which is held in conjunction with the 10th Central American and Caribbean....

07/09/2026

IOF's FootO Commission is hosting the IOF Event Adviser Seminar from 21-22 November.

The sessions include risk management, behind-the-scenes insight to WOC 2026 course planning and updates from World Ranking Events.

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) will host the 2026 IOF Event Adviser Seminar online on 21–22 November. The target groups are Senior Event Advisers and Event Advisers, but event organisers, athletes, Federation officials, etc. are also welcome.

01/09/2026

New destination. World-class competition. Gold WRE status. 🇨🇳🏃‍♂️🏃🏼‍♀️

Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces in China are set to welcome some of the world’s leading orienteers in October, where five races will hold IOF Gold WRE status.

The races promise strong international fields, high-level competition and an exciting opportunity to explore Chinese terrain.

👉 Read more about the GOLD WRE races in China:

Two new IOF Gold WRE events in China this autumn are set to bring some of the biggest names in international orienteering to Asia, as the cities Taizhou and Leshan prepare to host a high-profile series of races.

31/08/2026

This year's CX80 MTBO World Cup had a nail-biting finish at the World Championships in Sweden, with Nikoline Splittorff 🇩🇰 narrowly beating Ruska Saarela 🇫🇮 after nine races during the year. The Dane's fifth overall World Cup win in a row.

In the men's event, Hannes Hnilica 🇦🇹 won comfortably after the Austrian swept the table with three wins at the European Championships in May. That's his first overall win in his second year as a senior.

Lithuania 🇱🇹 took the overall victory in the Teams World Cup with solid relay performances and the men's gold on Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Johan Trygg + Wilcze.ok

30/08/2026

Finland's women 🇫🇮 and Lithuania's men 🇱🇹 claimed the final golds of CX80 World MTBO Championships in Sunday's relays in Mora, Sweden.

Thanks for a great championships week 🙏

Photo: Johan Trygg / Svensk Orientering

29/08/2026

Here's our new Sprint World Champions: Ruska Saarela 🇫🇮 and Tomi Nykänen 🇫🇮 👏👏👏 after Saturday's race in Mora, Sweden.

Photo: Johan Trygg / Svensk Orientering

27/08/2026

Another day, another gold medal 🥇 for both Gabriella Gustafsson 🇸🇪 and Samuel Pökälä 🇫🇮 💪 at the CX80 World MTBO Championships in Sweden, where the long distance went down on Thursday.

Photo: Johan Trygg / Svensk Orientering

26/08/2026

First golds of the CX80 World MTBO Championships in Sweden went to Gabriella Gustafsson 🇸🇪 and Samuel Pökälä 🇫🇮 on Wednesday Middle distance race in Mora.

Gabriella Gustafsson SWE and Samuel Pokala FIN are the first of this year’s gold medalists, winning today’s Middle race with leads of 20 and 27 seconds respectively. Finland excelled with 6 podium placings in all.

26/08/2026

Here are the medalists from the first race at the CX80 World MTBO Championships in Mora, Sweden.

Congratulations to Samuel Pökälä 🇫🇮 and Gabriella Gustafsson 🇸🇪 on their middle distance victories👏👏👏

Photo: Johan Trygg / Svensk Orientering

25/08/2026

It's been two weeks and it is time to get back to that magical week in Czechia during the Orienteering World Cup 2026! Did you run? Did you... win? No matter what, here is the aftermovie - save it, share it, enjoy it!

As always, the better quality video is on our YouTube channel - youtu.be/KPVPwS9-5B4