Author: Riccardo Scalet

Peschici, a Sprint-proof historic center: the words of the Mayor Francesco Tavaglione Peschici too, like Vieste and the whole Gargano, is in turmoil for the arrival of the 3 thousand orienteers of the WMOC 2022. A special community awaits them, which has made hospitality and tourism its main strong points. We talked about it with Mayor Francesco Tavaglione.

At the Student Championships Puglia is the Italian champion in Trail-O Martina Scarati, Laura Vizzielli, Gennaro Santoro and Nicolai Maria Giancipoli: representing the Grazia Deledda Institute – San Giovanni Bosco di Ginosa in the province of Taranto, they are the 2022 Italian champions of Trail-O! A confirmation for the institute, already titled in 2017 and 2019, the result of a long process of promotion and training for the regional dissemination of the orienteering and Trail-O. A process that, for about 20 years, has involved Apulian teachers, with regular technical courses to acquire the qualification to teach the discipline, and students, through the activation of extracurricular projects to love this sport and test in the Student Championships.

WMOC Tour Runners’ Start lists ONLINE!!   If you have entered you can look for your name in the list and check that all your info are correct: https://www.orienteering.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iscritti-WMOC-Tour-24.05.2022.pdf We are waiting for you in sunny Gargano!

Vieste between sport and tourism: the words of the Mayor Giuseppe Nobiletti It is called the Pearl of the Gargano and it is the queen of the Apulian holidays. Vieste will be the Municipality leader together with Peschici of the exciting adventure of the WMOC 2022 that the world orienteering community is preparing to experience in Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July. We talked about this with its Mayor Giuseppe Nobiletti.

BREAKING NEWS: DANIEL HUBMANN AT WMOC 2022   Question for the readers: which orienteer has won 8 gold medals in his career at the World Championships (accompanied by 11 silver and 9 bronze medals), 6 World Cup overall rankings with no less than 31 stage victories, and, above all, 5 gold medals at the European Championships? 

Only 3 days left to enter to WMOC 2022. Last entry possibility! WMOC Tour entries are open until the end of May. From the Dolomites to the sea! Run 5 Days Italy 2022 and then travel straight to WMOC 2022 Only few days left to enter to WMOC 2022. The event registration will close on May 15th 2022. Don’t miss the chance to run in Gargano and compete in the WorldMasters Orienteering Championships, enter now HERE!

THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHOOL AND TERRITORY An important process of rooting and spreading the discipline at a regional level was launched thanks to the World Masters Orienteering Championships. Through the project Orienteering! The World Cup meets the School and the Territory was organized a series of initiatives aimed at involving students and training teachers. The programming for the school activities of the Apulian delegation of the Italian Sports Orienteering Federation, financially supported by the WMOC Organizing Committee, covered the entire regional territory. From February to May the Provincial and Regional Finals of the Student Championships in orienteering race were held with the participation of an average of 200 students between middle and high schools in each stage. On Saturday 20th of May in Monopoli there will be the conclusion of this process with the final party for schools on the occasion of World Orienteering Day.

WMOC 2022 busses, the quickest and more eco-friendly way to reach the races. Get your ticket on Eventor! WMOC “The week after” in Matera, Monopoli, Alberobello, Rotondella and Nardò. Entry deadline at discounted price  is extended to the 30th May 2022 WMOC 2022 bus transfer service is definitely the best way for all competitors who reach the race venues at World Masters Championships in Gargano. The busses, operated by Ferrovie del Gargano, will depart from the bus terminal in Vieste and reach Peschici and Foresta Umbra for the Sprint Qualification and forest races. Getting on the busses is not only a quick and comfortable way of traveling because you will be taken right at the race venue/arena but also the most sustainable way of traveling. But tickets can be purchased on Eventor HERE All car parking tickets are sold out. The fun is not over after WMOC 2022! A full week of orienteering, fun, relax, food and wine tasting in Matera, Monopoli, Alberobello, Rotondella and Nardò is waiting for all of you Entries are still open! You can still enter a discounted price until May 30th with the possibility also to enter to a single stage. What are you waiting for?  Register HERE

Valerio Casanova, Deutschland und Italien – WMOC2022  Valerio Casanova, Jahrgang 1966, Kategorie H55, aus Ligurien, Sohn einer apulischen Mutter, verheiratet mit Milena Grifoni, Kategorie D50 und ehemalige Athletin der italienischen Nationalmannschaft. Milena ist die Tochter von Sergio, dem ehemaligen Präsidenten des FISO (Italienischer Orientierungslaufverband) und Mitglied verschiedener IOF-Kommissionen.  Geben wir Valerio das Wort, damit er sich selbst vollständig vorstellen kann: Ich habe mit dem Orientierungslauf beinahe “gezwungenermaßen” begonnen: mein erstes Rennen habe ich nach einer einzigen theoretischen Lektion von Sergio bestritten, ein Italiencuplauf in der Kategorie H20 (damals ‘Nationale Qualifikation’ genannt) auf dem Gelände von Santo Stefano d’Aveto, wo ich nach 3 Stunden per Anhalter ankam. Ich weiß nicht, ob es ein Test war, den Sergio für mich vorbereitet hatte, aber irgendwie muss ich bestanden haben. Sowohl Milena als auch ich haben die deutsche Trainerlizenz, und ich habe jetzt auch die Trainer A”-Lizenz, also den Bundestrainer. Seit 2009 trainieren wir in Regensburg eine tolle und sehr starke Gruppe, von der Sie vielleicht schon gehört haben und von der Sie sicher in ein paar Wochen wieder hören werden (z.B. am Sellajoch bei der Relay of the Dolomites, wo wir mit einigen Teams dabei sein werden). 

THE GARGANO NON-HOTEL ASSOCIATION NEW PARTNER OF WMOC 2022 The Gargano Non-Hotel Association, born from the desire of small structures to network for the development of tourism in this wonderful area of ​​Puglia, also takes the field to support the World Masters Orienteering Championships.