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World Orienteering Championships 2021 will bring about a lot of variety. Variety in terrains, courses but also the venues where the medal fights will take place. None of the venues is alike. The sprint courses will take us to places of very rich and touching history. Sprint relays will be […]

Sustainability and ecology have been pointed out in the WOC 2021 vision by the organizers. Even though the situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic reduced organized activities like tree planting or forest cleaning, the organizing team does not lower its sights. We are introducing the Green WOC concept that summarizes […]

Organizers ask all teams to check their SIAC battery (use https://docs.sportident.com/user-guide/en/config.html). It should be no older than 3 years. When this occurs it should be sent to SportIdent company to replace it – please see https://www.sportident.com/siacservice/. In case battery will fail during race, runner will have to use “normal” punching.

Na kole Kokořínskými klenoty Tato romantická oblast je plná typických kaňonů, pískovcových skal, vesniček a voňavých borovic, a to už třicet kilometrů západně od Mladé Boleslavi. Cestu začněte v městečku Mšeno, které je považováno za bránu do CHKO Kokořínsko. Minete půvabné prvorepublikové koupaliště napájené skalním pramenem, poté přes Švédský val neboli […]

Less than six weeks remain to the first WOC race day! Athletes but also organizers are hurrying to get ready to the start line, the course setters however are already close to the finish line. How do the TV requirements influence the courses? And how do you test the course […]

Unique Sandstones   Sandstone is a sedimentary rock found in sedimentary basins worldwide. If several conditions are met, sandstones build rock towns. Czech siliceous sandstone coming from shallow marine sediments of the Cretaceous period fulfills most of them. Therefore, there are uniquely many larger or smaller sandstone rock cities in […]

We have prepared offer of discounted accommodation for fans!   Unfortunately, we were forced to cancel the WOC accompanying competitons (WOC Tour 2021), but the situation is evolving and we do not lose hope that we will be able to welcome spectators in the arenas. We also believe that the […]

Introduction of WOC 2021 partner O-RUN in brief interview with the owner Radek Procházka. … “Who” is O-RUN? How many people are involved in running the company? ORUN is primarily a Czech family company founded in 2013. A very sports company for which sport, nature and fair play are everything, […]