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The World Champion Janne Salmi course setter at  WMOC 2022   The name of Janne Salmi is among those universally known to orienteers. Among his victories: Gold medal at WOC 1997 middle distance and Gold medal at WOC 2001 in Relay, 4 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal at WOC, 2 times winner of Jukola with Turun Suunnistajat team (1996 and 2001).

UNA FAMIGLIA SEMPRE IN BUSSOLA In ogni parte del mondo l’orienteering è visto come uno “sport per famiglie”: genitori orientisti che portano i figli a questo sport, figli che si appassionano e che convincono i genitori ad intraprendere una seconda carriera sportiva. Si parla sempre più spesso di orientisti di seconda, terza, addirittura quarta generazione. Tra le famiglie più famose, in Svizzera troviamo la famiglia Guglielmetti che arriverà in Puglia con ben 5 rappresentanti a gareggiare nei WMOC 2022. Abbiamo chiesto ad Elena Guglielmetti, che in Puglia gareggerà in W35, di presentarci la sua famiglia.

“Three weeks of orienteering in Italy, a superb opportunity”.   Takashi “Tac” Sugiyama said!   From the United States to Italy, this summer 3 weeks of competitions in the Dolomites of Madonna di Campiglio in Trentino, the World Masters Orienteering Championships in Gargano and the “WMOC the week after” discovering the historic centres of Puglia. Takashi “Tac” Sugiyama tell us how he’s preparing to this great Italian adventure. 

A warm welcome has been reserved to the IOF Event Advisors during their visit in Puglia.  The IOF Commission has been visiting the arenas, forests, villages and venues of the next World Masters Orienteering Championships. 

The countdown is ON. In the next days the IOF commission will proceed with technical, logistics, organizational and institutional checking for WMOC 2022.  The IOF delegation, guided by David May, the Swiss Tulla Spinelli and the Finnish Jane Salmi will follow an intense program which in only 4 days condensate all technical, organizational, logistics and institutional aspect of the upcoming World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022.  14 the municipalities supporting the event: Vieste, Peschici, Vico del Gargano, Montesant’Angelo, San Marco in Lamis, San Giovanni Rotondo, Carpino, Apricena, Rodi Garganico, Cagnano Varano, Sannicandro Garganico, Mattinata, Lesina and Ischitella.

The orienteering legend Jörgen Mårtensson is officially the WMOC 2022 International Ambassador. Jörgen is one of the most successful Swedish orienteer of all times. Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 (at age 21), 1996 and 1997 (at age 37). Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993 . Now retired, he had one of the longest spanning careers in orienteering at world class level, taking part in World Championships over a period of twenty years. Starting with the 1978 World Orienteering Championships, where he placed eighth in the individual contest, he competed in every world championship until 1997. Is also thanks to Jörgen if orienteers with be able to run and enjoy Foresta Umbra because when back in the early 2000’ with Gabriele Viale and Bernt Bjørnsgaard they drove up to the forest and found a real paradise for orienteering and decided to make the first orienteering map.

WMOC2022 Official Transfer Service Ferrovie del Gargano Enjoy a Summer full of wonders before, during, and after WMOC2022. Ferrovie del Gargano, the official WMOC2022 Bus Transfer Service provides fast and efficient connections between the major Italian cities and the Gargano peninsula. #Bologna #Ancorna #Chieti #Forli #Milano #Modena #Nova Milanese #Novara #Parma #Pescara #Reggio Emilia #RHO #Roma #Roma Fiumicino #Settimo Torinese #Torino Download the official app on iOS or Android, and discover more!