Author: Riccardo Scalet

Only a few hours to register for the WMOC 2022 at a discounted price! Reaching the Gargano and Vieste has never been easier. Puglia Region, partner of the event, has confirmed the Gargano Easy To Reach service with new transfer opportunities also for orienteers from all over the world who will take the field for the World Masters Orienteering Championships.

Paolo Beltraminelli – “Ticino at WMOC2022”   The Italian edition of Wikipedia contains 55 entries on orienteering athletes. The list of names obviously includes Thierry Gueorgiou and Simone Niggli-Luder, Tove Alexandersson and Olav Lundanes. There is also an entry for Ivar Formo, Olympic champion in Innsbruck 1976 in the 50 km cross-country race and bronze medalist in the 1974 WOC relay race. One name is absent: Paolo Beltraminelli, Swiss orienteer with ASCO Lugano, who will be competing at the WMOC in the M60 category, which already has almost 200 competitors.

The International Orienteering Federation at the WMOC 2022 presentation at the Expolevante in Bari On the 21st of April the World Masters Orienteering Championships were presented at the Expolevante in Bari, organized by the Italian Federation of Sport Orientation and the Organizing Committee WMOC with the support of Regione Puglia-Asset. In addition to the fundamental collaboration of the 14 Municipalities of the Gargano, with Vieste and Peschici leader of the project, the event also boasts the patronage of the Puglia Region and the Province of Foggia.

THE WORLD MASTERS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN GARGANO! DON’T FORGET THE PRICE CHANGE FROM THE 30TH OF APRIL There are just over 80 days before the start of the World Masters Orienteering Championships and the expectation is growing for the event that will bring over 3 thousand orienteers from all over the world to the Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July.

Find out how to stay in Gargano near the competition center of WMOC 2022! Share the experience with international athletes ambassadors of the event. Are you looking for an accommodation to stay during the World Master Orienteering Championships? In Vieste the Hotel I Melograni and the Residence Baia degli Aranci are ready to welcome you to make you enjoy your trip to the Gargano, every year a favorite tourist destination for many sports enthusiasts, unspoiled nature and excursions.

The World Masters Orienteering Championships presented at the BIT in Milan Less than a hundred days before the great start, the World Masters of Orienteering were guests of the Municipality of Vieste at the International Tourism Fair, which was held at fieramilanocity.

Swiss Orienteering at WMOC2022 – Vroni Koenig-Salmi Among the orienteers with an incredible palmares who will be at the start of the 2022 WMOCs in Puglia, Vroni Koenig-Salmi is second to none. 13 world championships in the colours of the Swiss national team from 1989 to 2010  She was the first World and then European Champion in the sprint distance, and she can wear two more world gold medals in the relay at the 2003 and 2005 world championships. 

WMOC The week After: Matera, Rotondella, Monopoli, Alberobello & Nardò! Are you ready for the challenge? One full week of orienteering in some of the most stunning locations in South Italy is waiting for you. Single day entries are also open. 5 Days Italy 2022 – Madonna di Campiglio Bulletin 1 is ONLINE!   After World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022 the fun is not over. A week of fun, orienteering and relax is waiting for you in some of the most stunning locations in South Italy. Matera, Rotondella, Alberobello, Monopoli and Nardò are some of the most iconic locations in Puglia and Basilicata region not only for the great orienteering, but also for the amazing views and the tasty local food.

Sports, tourism, entertainment, and sustainability in a single ticket Discover the special offers to reach Vieste   A dense system of urban and extra-urban road connections at national level, in addition to the railway network, with services from the centers of the Gargano promontory to the main Italian cities. Ferrovie del Gargano is ready to give its support to all participants, athletes and carers, of the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022.

FOUR FOR FJORDS Hanne Staff: four gold medals at WOC (1 x long, 2 x middle, 1 x relay), four silver medals (relay, middle, long twice), four bronze medals (middle, relay thrice). A fantastic career at the turn of the century.