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With SILVANUS an eco-sustainable and resilient Foresta Umbra   One month after the conclusion of the World Masters Orienteering Championships in Gargano, the beauty of one of their main stages, the Foresta Umbra, is still vivid in our eyes.

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? 

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.

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.

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.