Author: Tommaso Scalet

The Start lists for the Long Final are online HERE. Remember that the start will be at 9:00AM!!! Long Final START LIST Long Final & WMOC Tour Prize giving ceremony Both WMOC Long Final and WMOC Tour overall prize giving will be held tomorrow at the Forest Umbra Arena just beside the Info Desk starting from 14:30. WMOC Closing Ceremony  Tomorrow at 18:30 don’t miss the WMOC 2022 Closing Ceremony in Peschici in Piazza Sandro Pertini (same arena as the Sprint Qualification).There will be a short national flags parade, some music and traditional dances.

Congratulations to the WMOC 2022 Sprint medalists. Here you can check the Results and Sprint times for the Sprint Final in Vieste Sprint Final RESULTS Sprint Final SPLITS Live results for the Forest Qualification will be available at https://liveresultat.orientering.se/index.php?lang=en Forest Q Start lists Check which one is your correct Start for the Forest Races Some of the start locations reported on the bulletin 2 are incorrect.HERE and below you can find the correct start locations and lengths. In case of doubts, refer to the start printed on your number bib.

The Start lists for the Sprint Final in Vieste on the 11th July 2022 are online. You can find them on the WMOC 2022 Website and on Eventor Sprint Final startlists Live results for the Sprint Final will be available at https://liveresultat.orientering.se/index.php?lang=en Sprint Q results

The World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022 will be officially open with the opening ceremony parade and spectacle on Saturday 9th July. The ceremony will begin at 18:00 with the national flags parade from Vieste Port HERE (make sure to be there on time to be part of the parade). The Parade will follow the route marked on the map below to reach the square of Marina Piccola HERE where the opening ceremony will start at 18:30. Picture by Ray Hennessy Time schedule for the week Much will happen during the next eight days. So we repeat here the most important time and dates to note in your diary:Saturday 9th July09:00-18:00 Event Centre Opening time18:00 Opening Ceremony in ViesteSunday 10th July07:00 First WMOC Bus to Peschici09:00 First Start of the Sprint Qualification in PeschiciMonday 11th July09:00 First Start of the Sprint Final in Vieste18:30 Prize giving Ceremony for Sprint Final in ViesteTuesday 12th July09:00 First Bus to Foresta Umbra10:00 Model Event in Foresta UmbraWednesday 13th July07:30 First WMOC Bus to Forest Qualification in Foresta Umbra10:00 First Start of the Forest QualificationThursday14th July07:30 First WMOC Bus to Middle Final in Foresta Umbra10:00 First Start of the Middle Final18:30 Prize giving Ceremony for Middle Final in ViesteSaturday 16th July06:30 First WMOC Bus to Long Final in Foresta Umbra09:00 First Start of the Long Final (Not 10:00 as in Bulletin 2 p46)14:30 Prize giving Ceremony for the Long Final at the Foresta Umbra arena18:30 Closing ceremony in Peschici TRANSPORTATION Individual bus departures times are found at the Event Centre and below here. For the Sprint races competitors should take the bus 2h before their start. Forest races competitor should take the bus 2h30′  before their start. For example with a start time of 11:30, the athlete must take the bus at 09:00All WMOC Buses will departure from Vieste Bus Terminal HEREYou must show the bus bracelet and the number bib to access the WMOC Buses. Passengers must wear a face mask on the bus. Return buses 

WMOC Bulletin 2 Addendum is online – 1 day! We are ready to welcome you to Gargano and to WMOC 2022. The Event Centre will be in Vieste, inside the Scuola Media Statale Don Antonio Spalatro (41.881910, 16.169501). Cars may be parked at the official WMOC 2022 parking area next to the Bus Terminal in Vieste (41.886125, 16.167761) and from there it is possible to reach the Event Centre on foot by following the marked route (0.5 km, approximately 6 minutes walk). The Event Centre Opening times 8th July  from 10:00 to 20:00 9th July from 09:00 to 18:00

The start lists for the Sprint Qualification and the Forest Qualification are online! Check them out here: -Sprint Q start lists HERE -Forest Q start lists HERE

During the races to ensure the safety of all competitors the competition areas will be closed to the normal traffic. Only authorized vehicles and WMOC busses will be allowed to reach the competition areas. Parking at the arena is allowed only for cars, minibuses and busses with a WMOC pass. All other vehicles will be stopped.

“WMOC 2022: Foresta Umbra in Gargano is a really fantastic area, and actually I was really surprised to find that type of terrain that south.” PWT Italy: Your Italian friends are happy to hear from you again and it’s great to see you as the new head coach of the Finnish National Team. What are the main goal(s) you have set for this new challenge? TG: Of course, I have quite a strong connection with Finland due to all my elite years with Kalevan rasti, as I represented that club for 18 years (2000-2017). Right now, it just feels right to have a chance to give something back, and my motivation is pretty enormous. My coaching contract is ending in 2025 which will be a year to remember for Finnish orienteering, with the World Championships organised in Kuopio. So, for sure, it is a natural goal, and I think about it every day, but I just don´t want to wait that long before we see some progress with the Finnish team results. And as I have said from day 1, my aim is to make the Finns proud of their national team.