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“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. 

To offer something unique for Summer 2022 the 5 Days Italy and WMOC organizing committee and Ferrovie del Gargano, one of the major transportation firms in Italy, set a direct bus from Madonna di Campiglio to Vieste. This will allow all orienteers to experience fully the beauties of Italy, from the Dolomites in Trentino to the Sea in Gargano. At the end of 5 Days Italy in Madonna di Campiglio, on 8th July it will be possible to transfer directly to Vieste and to the Event Center of WMOC 2022 for the 26th World Masters Orienteering Championships. Reserve now your seat for only 99€ HERE  

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.