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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. 

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.

100 DAYS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GARGANO: AN INCREASINGLY SOLID SYNERGY WITH THE ENTITIES OF THE TERRITORY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ORIENTEERING EVENT There are just over 100 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. Great satisfaction for the organizational staff returning from the fundamental test during the 17th edition of the Mediterranean Open Championship: the races, valid for the first and second stages of the FISO Italian Cup in Alberobello and Monopoli on the 19th and 20th of March, allowed all technical areas involved to test the operational procedures for each area. On the occasion it was also held the course for territorial volunteers, coordinated by FISO trainer Pippo Sisto and the WMOC Committee president Michele Barbone.

WMOC 2022 “The Week After”an orienteering tour between Puglia and Basilicata in Monopoli, Alberobello, Rotondella, Matera, Nardò Is now possible to register also for a single stage WMOC World Masters Orienteering Championship 2022 is approaching and over 2000 orienteers will be running and exploring the 14 municipalities of Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July 2022.

At the WMOC 2022 the patronage of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and Health An ambitious project, a great sporting event that will embrace a wonderful territory like Gargano thanks to a team work that is already making protagonists 14 municipalities in the area (Vieste, Peschici, Vico del Gargano, Monte Sant’Angelo, San Marco in Lamis, San Giovanni Rotondo, Carpino, Apricena, Rodi Garganico, Cagnano Varano, Sannicandro Garganico, Mattinata, Lesina, Ischitella), ready to welcome over 3,000 athletes from all over the world in July.

From Cuba to Gargano, via Miami Interview with Antonio “Tony” Barranco Hi Antonio. Can you tell us something about yourself and your background as an athlete? Like almost all Cuban children, the first thing I played was baseball. I also played volleyball, basketball and football. I played many games, running fast all over the field. In football, as in the other sports I mentioned, I played at the provincial level.

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).

The naturalistic wonders to see in the Umbra Forest The Umbra Forest is the green lung of the Gargano National Park. Between Vieste, Monte Sant’Angelo and Vico del Gargano, this Protected Nature Reserve preserves a millenary history at about 800 meters above sea level, among beeches, turkey oaks, maples and holm oaks, and its unique identity makes it a northern European forest transplanted to the Mediterranean. Although its name recalls that of a region of Central Italy, it derives from the Latin adjective umber, to indicate its dark and shady nature. It’s full of naturalistic wonders, let’s discover them together in view of the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022!

Peschici, the beaches not to be missed Perched on a cliff overlooking the sea, Peschici dominates one of the most evocative bays in Italy. Its 20 km of coastline, from the Marina to the Sfinale bay, will enchant you with its incredible beauty. Every single beach is special in its own way thanks to unique features to be discovered. We recommend some of them where to spend your free time during WMOC2022!