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2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering: four countries shared all the gold

Championships 22 August 2022

Switzerland, the host country, Sweden, Finland and France won all the gold medals at the 2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering, which just ended in the area of Biel-Magglingen.   This big four actually gathered all the medals except one: German orienteer Colin Kolbe managed to earn bronze in Sprint. Swiss athletes were dominant in […]

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2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering in the starting blocks

Championships 16 August 2022

More than 250 student-athletes from 27 nations are ready to compete in and around Biel-Magglingen (Switzerland), which hosts the 2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering from 17 to 21 August.   An endurance sport developed in Sweden in the late 1800s, foot orienteering requires from the athletes to run over rough ground, completely unprepared forest […]

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FISU former athletes access to the podium at the EGK European Orienteering Championship

Championships 20 May 2021

Last week, the EGK European Orienteering Championships (EOC) took place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, reuniting the best athletes from Europe in 3 disciplines: sprint-relay, knock-out and individual sprint. The competition took place without spectators and each on-site member had to present a negative coronavirus test. It was the first big orienteering event since the Orienteering World […]

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Work for WUC Orienteering 2022 kicks off with logo presentation

Orienteering 9 November 2020

L-R: Fritz Aebi, Event Director; Patrick Krähenbühl; Salome Weber; Patrik Grossenbacher; Christoph Schilter; Jost Hammer, Technical Director; Thomas Kämpfer; Jürg Schaller; Michael Mathys; Fabian Borner A kick-off event was held for the 2022 World University Championship Orienteering, that is scheduled to be held in Switzerland, in August 2022.    On the occasion of the kick-off […]

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Norway's Olaussen wins Long Distance race at WUC Orienteering

Orienteering 21 July 2018

 Test of stamina in the Finnish countryside KUORTANE — Day 4 at the World University Orienteering Championship started with a cloudy sky and cool air, but the Long Distance race was a challenge nonetheless, for the athletes. With legs that were already heavy from previous races, the athletes found themselves making a few mistakes during […]

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Close finish in Sprint Race at WUC Orienteering

Orienteering 20 July 2018

Sprinting never felt so good!     KUORTANE — Day 3 of the World University Orienteering Championship meant it was time for the Sprint Race. Fortunately for the student athletes, the morning weather in Seinäjoki was considerably cooler than the day before and that led to a fast-paced, exciting race.   In men’s race, Henry […]