News Summary:
On March 30, 2026, the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), in collaboration with the Finnish Federation and Finnish public broadcaster YLE, finalized a new five-year media rights partnership spanning 2026-2030. This agreement ensures extensive coverage of international orienteering events, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC), European Orienteering Championships (EOC), and the Orienteering World Cup, for audiences in Finland. Previously, on November 19, 2025, the IOF extended an invitation to the 2026 High Level Event Seminar (HLES) and the inaugural IOF Calendar Conference. Both events are scheduled to take place at the Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania, with the Calendar Conference held from February 5-6, 2026, immediately followed by the HLES from February 6-8, 2026. This followed the opening of applications on May 21, 2025, for the O-Ringen Academy 2025. Organized by the Park World Tour Organisation in cooperation with the IOF and O-Ringen, the academy is set for late July 2025 in Jönköping, Sweden, alongside the O-Ringen event, aiming to support orienteering federations and individuals in developing the sport globally.
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