WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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PARIS JULY 2 - 8, 2022

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WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS WOC 2022

From July 2. to 8., 2022

Sprint KO sprint Sprint relay

Orienteering is about nature; nevertheless it is ticed by everyone and everywhere: this is why the also practised in the cities ! organizers of these championships will propose at the same time as the World Orienteering Championships, For 250 athletes from 50 different countries, World competitions for the general public. Thus, it willal- Orienteering Championships 2022 will be an event not low everyone to access and compete in an interna- to be missed: it will be an opportunity for them to meet tionally renowned competition at their own pace. and confront the best in this discipline. These cham- pionships will mainly take place in the heart of Paris. It will also be a way for all those who wish, to take part They will offer an international visibility of its his- in one of the prestigious competitions that exists in torical, cultural and natural heritage. This will also allow orienteering. orienteering to prove that it is not confined to the natu- ral environment, but it is also practiced in urban areas.

Orienteering is defined as a sport that can be- prac

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 3 CONTENTS

P. 5 Editorial : Paris 2024 goal...... P.6-10 About orienteering...... P.11 Competitions formats...... P.12 The French orienteering elite...... P.13 : 14 times world champion...... P.14-18 Paris, a world-class city...... P.19-20 WOC 2022 program...... P.21 Organizers...... P.22 Useful links......

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Orienteering on the way to Paris 2024. Orienteering is an outdoor activity that combines reflection and physical commitment. This sport, which is practiced alone, or as a family activity, from children to veterans, allows you to discover different terrains in each race and to propose a new adventure to everyone’s pace. Orienteering is one of the outdoor activities taught in the school environment, and is highly appreciated by the various school sports federations such as UNSS, USEP and UGSEL with which the French Orienteering Federation (FFCO) has partnership agreements.

Michel Ediar, President of the FFCO (left) with Tony Major Orienteering events are currently being prepared in Paris, with ESTANGUET, 2024 Olympic Game Organizing Comitee President (right) the Olympic Games of 2024 in mind, for which orienteering is officially nominated to become one of the 5 additional sports that will join the official program. In autumn 2019, the first edition of the Paris Orienteering City Race will take place in the center of Paris during the «Day without cars». It will be a great event for all audiences that will discover Paris in another way, with their map in hand, looking for the tags that must be found in an imposed order, while discovering hidden facets of the fantastic Parisian heritage. This event should take place every two years. But the biggest challenge is the bid for the organization of the World Orienteering Championships 2022 for what will be its second edition in urban format. So we fully rely on your support for help us in this project that will show Paris in the eyes of the world in a way never proposed before.

Michel EDIAR, FFCO President

Orienteering in Ile de France, an ideal terrain to develop its different formats: sprint, relay, middle and long distance... At first sight, Ile de France, and in particular Paris, could seem a territory unfit for the deve- lopment of so-called outdoor activities. And yet! For a long time now, the Region has been known for orienteering, for the technical nature of its forests, especially in the Fontaine- bleau massif. In recent years, clubs in Paris and the suburbs of Ile de France have seized the opportunities offered to develop urban races. Thanks to the help of the Region, the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of Ile de France and the Regional Direction of Youth, Sports and Social Cohesion, the Ile de France Orienteering League values all ac- tions as close as possible to the public: development of accessible equipment (maps); agreements between clubs and schools, with the Regional University Sports Federation; organization of events. For some years now, Ile de France clubs have used to organize major urban events, including the Paris O ‘Tour in 2014 and the Paris City Race in 2017, which allowed riders from all over the hexagon and foreign countries, to walk down , day or night, map in hand, the prestigious places of Paris and its surroundings to find at the corner of an alley, a staircase...the tag as much sought while discovering, through the routes taken, the unsuspected faces of past or present heritage.

With the major organizations planned in the coming years, the Ile de France Orienteering League isacqui- ring the necessary skills to host the WOC 2022 and hopes to be able to count on the support of the Paris region and of all the French orientors to help to promote Paris and Ile de France, even beyond the orienteering activity.

Dominique BRET, President of the Ile de France Orienteering Regional Federation

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 5 ABOUT ORIENTEERING FOOT ORIENTEERING

Orienteering: a sporting activity for the head and the legs!

Foot orienteering is a sport recognized in France since the creation of the French Orienteering Federation in 1970. Orienteering is practiced in - leisure, in ride or in competi tion. A person practicing this activity is called an orienteer. - It is about individual or col In France, the French Orienteering Federation lective races, against the clock, on familiar counts approximately 10 000 license holders ground or not, with different beacons on - for a competitive practice. The IOF (Interna it that the competitors has to discover in a tional Orienteering Federation) coordinates imposed order or not : It chooses itself its the world development of this sport which is route by using a map and a compass. dominated by the Scandinavian countries but- which seduces also a large number of practi Orienteering seduces all the nature lovers, cioners in other countries (Italy, Egypt, Great of reflection and of sporting activities. This Britain…) discipline, which can be practiced from The traditional form of orienteering is foot the youngest age and until more than 80 orienteering no matter the ground, but others years, as well by competitors lovers or as forms of orienteering were born over the simple activity of leisure or to maintain - years, in particular mountain bike orienteering their health, is very appreciated by fami and ski orienteering, and also different others lies in search of friendly moments that will - specialties. satisfy all the members of the family. Eve ryone can choose what corresponds them the most: alone, with friends or in family.

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for route selection and memorization. It is also Foot orienteering is the major discipline of necessary for high performance athletes to de - orienteering. It is practiced as well in a natural set - monstrate good adaptive skills: orienteering in - ting (in the forest for example) as in an urban envi - volves moving through different environments ronment. Orienteering is an endurance sport that and adapting routes according to map directions. attracts both enthusiast orienteers and runners. Orientation skills are important and necessary

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 7 ABOUT ORIENTEERING ORIENTEERING IS CANDIDATE TO BECOME AN ADDITIONAL SPORT TO PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES 2024

cation process. - orienteers will be able On 6 December 2017, the French Orienteering Fede - By 2024, the new generation - ration officially announced its bid to make Orientee to take example of several French champions ran ring an Olympic sport within the Paris 2024 program. ked among the best on the international level. Not - This initiative was supported by the International surprising that France is a strong orienteering na Orienteering Federation (IOF). tion. Indeed, the most successful orienteer in the world level is none other than the French Thierry Orienteering is a sport practiced on five continents GUEORGIOU, with 14 titles of world champion! and a growing number of countries are seduced by - this sport. Orienteering is practiced by people of all - Thierry GUEORGIOU is not the only French ath - ages and it is particularly present in the school envi lete to raise the French tricolour flag on the po ronment. Indeed, orienteering is an educational sport- diums of major competitions. Frédéric TRANCHAND convention has been sig in its own right. Moreover, a or Lucas BASSET are also orienteers who have ned with the UNSS (National Union of School Sport). won several medals at the world championships! Thus, several million students practice orienteering in The criteria to be fulfilled for orienteering to claim the school environment and this figure is in increase: to become an Olym - over the 2016/2017 season, orienteering has seen the - - pic sport in the Olym number of its stu pic Games 2024 are dents increasing notably the chances by an average of of medals, the prac - 24.5% compared tice of orienteering to the 2015/2016 at a global level or season. its attractiveness - among young people. Laurent PETRYN KA, President of Orienteering is well on the International - its way to become a School Sport Fe new Olympic sport and deration (ISF) also for French orienteering gave his fullest to win medals at home! support to the FFCO in his appli-

8 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 ABOUT ORIENTEERING ORIENTEERING IS CANDIDATE TO BECOME AN ADDITIONAL SPORT TO PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES 2024

Before the momentous occasion of the Olympic Games, several large-scale events, including international events, will take place in France. They will be an opportunity for organizers to welcome runners and fans DATEfrom all over the world. LOCATION EVENT March 31, 2018 IOF Deadline for WOC 2022 application April 2018 Dourdan French Sprint Relay Championship May 23,2018 Paris WOD September 22-23,2018 Etretat Normandie O’Tour October 6,2018 IOF General Meeting WOC 2022 Results October 2018 Provence French Sprint Championship May 31, 2019 Savoie French Sprint Relay Championship October 2019 Paris Paris Orienteering City Race September 27-29, Departmental or October 04-06, 2019 JEC committee of Ardèche Region of November 2, 2019 French Sprint Championship Indre et Loire Mars April 2019 Paris Special events for the 50 years of the FFCO Mars April 2020 Mediterranean Championships of Corrèze Orienteering December 2020 IOC Decision of OG additional sports September 2020 To define Normandie O’Tour 2021 Province Urban Wcup October 2021 Paris Paris Orienteering City race July 2022 Paris WOC September 2022 To define Normandie O’Tour October 2023 Paris Paris Orienteering City Race 2024 Paris OG, Orienteering as additional sport

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URBAN ORIENTEERING

Urban Orienteering is a part of orienteering which Furthermore, broadcasted competitions benefit is developing more and more thanks to its playful as- from advanced video and production techniques. pect, accessible for the competitors and very visual They make it possible to follow the runners in their for the spectators. It allows guidance counselors to courses, to locate them on the circuit, to compare evolve in a very diverse environment where monu - their route choices, for a similar race time. At the ments and buildings of all ages, parks and gardens same time, the images make it possible to highlight meet. the history of the city where the competition is The tourist aspect is therefore an integral part of organized. Whether with embedded cameras, fixed urban orienteering. Discovering or rediscovering cameras or even drones, the city and its cultural history while exercising sport is the essence of wealth are valued. this discipline.

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The runners have the choice between several race formats : sprint, KO sprint ( knock-out sprint ) and relay sprint.

The characteristics of these competitions are summarized in the table below.

FORMATS SPRINT SPRINT RELAY KO SPRINT

WINNING TIME OF THE WINNER 12-15 minutes 12-15 minutes per relay 6-8 minutes per round (IN ELITE)

Very high. Does not allow the High speed, usually in the immediate contact of the other com- RUNNING SPEED orienteer to be in the com- petitors, which can have or not have the same posts. fort of reading.

Mainly in urban areas (street, buildings) and very common parks. The clarity of the restricted TERRAIN zones and the safety are essential.

The KO sprint takes over technical characteristics of the sprint. Sprint has to be a high speed The sprint relay takes the technical characteristics of orienteering format, intense, KO sprint consists of: - the sprint by adding the race SUMMARY allowing the race to be prac - A qualification race parameters in contact with ticed in strong population - Playoff rounds (sprint rounds) zone. the relay. with a total of three rounds later The show is worth it. in the morning (first elimination round) and semifinals and finals.

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 11 THE FRENCH ELITE RUNNERS

In France, foot orienteering is recognized as elite sport. sprint, middle distance, long distance, relay and mixed The French teams participate in international benchmark relay. competitions: world championships, world cup, Euro - pean championships, world games…Each of these com - In 2017, the performances of our sportsmen allowed to petitions includes various formats of orienteering races: raise France in the 3rd world rank (foot orienteering and mountain bike orienteering mixed).

LUCAS FRÉDÉRIC BASSET TRANCHAND

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Relay, 2017, 2 Sprint, 2017, Estonia 2 Middle Distance, 2015, Scotland 2 Relay, 2017, Estonia 3 Relay, 2015, Scotland 3 Relay, 2015, Scotland 3 Relay, 2014, Italy EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 Sprint, 2010, 3 Middle Distance, 2016, 3 Relay, 2014, Portugal EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Relay, 2010, WORLD CUP (final ranking) 3 Relay, 2012, 2 2015 (individual) 3 2016 (individual) WORLD CUP (final ranking)

ACHIEVEMENTS 2 2017 (individual) ACHIEVEMENTS JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 2012 (individual) 1 Sprint, 2011, 3 2010 (individual) 3 Long distance, 2011, Poland

YOUTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Long distance, 2008,

12 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIERRY GUEORGIOU 1 Middle distance, 2017, Estonia 14 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION 1 Long distance, 2015, Scotland 1 Long distance, 2014, Italy 1 Long distance, 2013, Although he decided to hang up his compass at the end of 1 Relay, 2011, France an umpteenth crown of the world, Thierry GUEORGIOU is 1 Middle distance, 2011, France still the largest international athlete in Orienteering with 14 1 Long distance, 2011, France world titles. 1 Middle distance, 2009, Hungary 1 Middle distance, 2008, Czech Republic 1 Sprint, 2007, Ukraine 1 Middle distance, 2007, Ukraine

ACHIEVEMENTS 1 Middle distance, 2005, Japan 1 Middle distance, 2004, Sweden 1 Middle distance, 2003, Switzerland 2 Relay, 2017, Estonia 2 Long distance, 2016, Sweden 2 Middle distance, 2013, Finland 2 Long distance, 2009, Hungary 2 Relay, 2005, Japan 3 Relay 2010, Italy 3 Middle distance, 2010, Norway 3 Long Distance, 2010, Norway 3 Sprint, 2003, Switzerland

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Middle distance, 2008, Lituania 1 Middle distance, 2006, Estonia 1 Middle distance, 2004, Danemark 2 Relay, 2010, Bulgaria 2 Relay, 2006, Estonia 3 Middle distance, 2014, Portugal 3 Relay, 2014, Portugal

WORLD CUP (final ranking) 1 2007 (individual) 1 2006 (individual) 1 2005 (relay) 2 2011 (individual) 2 2009 (individual) 2 2008 (individual) 2 2005 (individual) 3 2010 (individual)

UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Middle distance, 2002, Bulgaria 1 Relay, 2002, Bulgaria 1 Middle distance, 2000, France 1 Long distance, 2000, France 1 Relay 2000, France

YOUTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Long distance, 1997, France 2 Relay, 1999, Bulgaria 1 Long distance, 1995, Slovakia 2 Long distance, 1998, France 3 Long distance, 1994, Switzerland 3 Middle distance, 1999, Bulgaria 3 Relay, 1998, France WORLD GAMES 1 Middle distance, 2005, Germany WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 13 PARIS : A WORLD-CLASS CITY

taste buds with Parisian restaurants (wether starred More than 2500 athletes coming from more than 50 in Paris during the world or not). countries will be expected championships. French orienteering has a chance The rides will allow the competitors and their to emphasize its organisation skills for theEuropean first companions to discover very varied places which time in a urban area. In 2017, during the - thus show that orienteering can perfectly mountain bike orienteering championships in Or be integrated to tourist sites. léans, it had been acclaimed by the present nations. The Champ de Mars and the Invalides, as well as the WOC 2022 will be an opportunity to show to the rest as a central piece. It is an opportunity to of the world the potentiel and the diversity the city of discover the 7th arrondissement of Paris, one of the Paris is offering. The video production techniques, capital’s upper-crust neigbourhoods. already used during previous championships, will allow to highlight the orienteering dynamism as well as the Bercy and the National Library of France. It deals with historic, touristic and cultural environment of the discovering every nook and cranny of the most iconic- capital. building of Paris, inaugurated in 1995 by the Presi dent of the French Republic, François Mitterrand. On Third world’s most visited city, Paris hosts more the other side of the Seine there were the former than 16 billion visitors every year. Our city inspired - wine covered market, which can still be seen in the kings, writers, scientists, politicians, nations...It ins Cour Saint-Emilion metro station. pired traditions and trends. It inspiredpainters more and than The Parc Floral in Vincennes. It is an opportunity 200 movies and countless artists: to run in a botanical garden which has unique - It was set up next to a for drawers, singers, fashion designers, renowned chefs. collection in the world. - All had been in love with her. It is the City of Lights mer royal residence built by Philippe August, the Vin that keep on enchanting its inhabitants and tourists cennes Castle, which lived numerous historical events. thanks to its effervescence and its timeless beauty. - The Paris business district of La Défense. It has ari It will be for everyone the opportunity to inhale the sen in the 60’s with the construction of high rise spicy aroma of the city, to eat a coffeecafé, toand visit croissant one of buildings. It is also a neighbourhood where 20 000 breakfast out in the terrace of a people are living in and with malls. The construction countless museums, to walk along its coloured side - of the Great Arch which was inaugurated in 1989 streets or down the Champs-Elysées, to go to count - meets in the perspective of Porte Maillot, the Arc less tourist sites, to hang around in some of the les - de Triomphe, Place de la and the Louvre. ser known neighbourhoods taking its iconic under groung or along the Seine and of course to go to its stores, wether small or large, for some shopping. Gastronomes will have a vast choice to satisfy their

14 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 registered on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. The «Cité Universitaire» and its different international It is an opportunity for a river boat ride. houses. This university residence project was made in the «golden years», after World War II. It was built From a sporting point of view, the city frequently hosts in the south of Paris on top of ancient fortifications. major sport events: the Tour de France finish (3rd Designed in a spirit of sharing, it encourages interactions largest sporting event from an audience’s perspective) between students coming from all around the world. that takes place every year on the Champs Elysées, At the begining of the XXIth century there were the UEFA Euro 2016, the World Judo championships, almost 140 different nationalities within its forty the Paris Marathon and its 50 000 competitors, the All residences. Star Game, Roland Garros (one of the four Gran Slam tournaments), the Prix d’Amérique, the French Golf In parallel with the competitions you may go to Notre- Open, the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping, the Qatar Prix Dame Cathedral or to Sacré-Coeur, to L’Ile de la Cité, - de l’... to the Marais district, to Châtelet, to the Louvre mu In 2018, the 10th edition of the Gay Games, the Ryder seum or to the Orsay museum, through to Quartier Cup or the women’s World Handball Championships Latin which is a symbolic place of di coveries in science will be held in the city for instance. and medicine. - The density of railways, motorways and its airport Thousands of different things await you. In the capi structures make Paris a convergence point for tal, 37 bridges accross the Seine river, some of which national and international transports, which allow you are known worldwide such as the Pont des Arts, - to come very easily. the Pont Neuf or the Alexander III Bridge. Further more, the banks of the Seine, from the Sully Bridge We are counting on your support. (upstream) to the Iéna Bridge (downstream), are

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 15 TOURIST OFFICE Office de Tourisme & de Congrès de Paris 25 Rue des Pyramides, 75001 Paris https://www.parisinfo.com

16 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 TOURISTIC PARIS

It is the world’s most The Eiffel Tower visited monument with about 7 million visitors The Eiffel Tower is the every year, of whom 75% place not to be missed, are foreigners. The Eiffel symbol of France and more Tower offers a unique pa - specifically of Paris through norama of Paris. the international prism, the Eiffel Tower is undoubtedly Also, the Eiffel Tower can one of the most famous be accessed and visited: monument in the world. on the first floor, in addi - tion to the shops, a trans - The iron lady, as it is affec - parent plate was instal - tionately referred, stands led, that allows to see 312 meters tall (without and to be visible from the forecourt. On the second floor, the antennas), and weighs 10 100 tons, there is the famous Jules Verne restaurant, located 125 m out of which 7 300 tons for the metal framework. - above ground level, where gourmet meals are provi ded. Lastly, at the top, visitors can enjoy an incredible Built in 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, it was 360° view. built in 1889 for the Universal Exposition.

The Arc de Triomphe

Desired by I and inaugurated in 1836, the Arc de Triophe is a Roman-inspired monument. Located in the - 8th arrondissement of Paris, the Arc de Triomphe is impres sive in its size (50m hight, 45m long and 22m wide) and in its architecture. Even thought it is right in the middle of the Place ’s roundabout (commonly known as Place de l’Etoile) onto which twelve lined-avenues lead to, the Arc de Triomphe is a monument open to the public. Indeed, it is possible to mourn the Thomb of the Unknown - Soldier (who represents all the soldiers died for France du ring the history) under the shape of the arc. The building itself is accessible and its terrace leads to a unique panorama.

Lastly, one of the twelve avenues that lead to Place de l’Etoile is none other than the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, also called the most beautiful avenue in the world. With a length of 1910 meters and a width of 70 meters, it hosts 120 shops, many of which are luxury boutiques, restaurants and - cinemas. Lancel, Cartier, Lacoste, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, the Fouquet’s Barrière, Ledoyen or the Mariott are for ming part of these etablishments. Every year, the merchants of the avenue generate a turnover of more than one billion euros.

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 17 The Louvre

The Louvre is one of the most emblematic museums of the capital. It is also the largest museum of art and antiquity in the world. It includes among others the painting of the Mona Lisa, made by Leonardo da Vinci at the beginning of the 16th century and famous statues like the Venus de Milo or the Victory of Samothrace.

Located between Rue de Rivoli and the Jardin des- Tuileries, its exhibition area covers 72,700 m². Its main mission is to ensure the conservation, education and trans mission of heritage to future generations. Every year, the Louvre is attended by nearly 10 million visitors. Originally a simple defensive fortress, the Louvre has long been one of the main residences of kings of France. It becomes museum in 1793.

From then on, it hosted Western art from the - Middle Ages to 1848, as well as ancient civili zations that preceded and influenced it. About 35,000 works of art are exhibited, the oldest dating back more than seven thousand years. The museum’s collections are divided into eight - departments: the Department of Egyptian Anti quities, the Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, the Department of Oriental Antiquities, the Department of Arts of Islam, the Department of - Paintings, the Department of Sculptures, the Department of Objects of Arts and the Department of Graphic Arts. The Louvre is not composed only of the museum; the Carrousel and the Tuileries Gardens as well as the Eugène-De lacroix Museum are also attached to it.

The Sacré-Coeur

The basilica of the Sacré-Coeur of Montmartre, built in the late XIXth century, is located at the top of the - Montmartre hill, not far from the district of Clignan court in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It’s a major religious building, recognized to be of public utility in 1873.

His style is inspired by Romanesque-Byzantine style buildings such as Saint Sophia of Constantinople. Its external stones have the particular property of being very hard, to have a very fine grain and to bleach in contact with rainwater, which gives it this immaculate aspect. The basilica is 85 meters high and 35 meters wide. Its

dome is 83 meters high.

Butte Montmartre is a place a little magical. Its panoramic view of Paris, the impressive Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur, the small cobbled streets, the place of the mound and its painters, the funicular hung on the side of a hill...make it a must in the capital.

18 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 WOC 2022 PROGRAMM JULY 2-8 IN PARIS

This week of World Orienteering Championships will be organized around three different races:

SPRINT KO SPRINT SPRINT RELAY DATE LOCALISATION

Welcome at event center JULY 2nd Paris Opening ceremony (late morning) and JULY 3rd Trocadéro / Model event

Qualifications JULY 4th Bercy

Finals JULY 5th Parc Floral

Rest day JULY 6th Paris

KO Sprint JULY 7th La Défense Sprint relay Cité Universitaire JULY 8th Closing ceremony Stade Charléty

In parallel with these official races, many public events will be organized for the orienteering lovers. - Over the seven days of WOC, around 3,000 supporters will be expected. It will be an opportunity for them to support these world championships, with family, friends or individually. This edition organized in Pa ris will be under the sign of the discovery, in order to make these WOC 2022 a real celebration of sport.

These events can be followed live on the site of the event.

WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018| 19 Buttes Chaumont La Défense

Jardin des Tuileries

Bercy Trocadéro - Passy

Cité Universitaire Parc Floral

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informing the national federations and the athletes The International Orienteering Federation ( IOF) is the via its website and the social networks (Facebook and international director body of orienteering. The IOF - Twitter). governs four orientation disciplines: foot orientee ring, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, The FootO commission (foot orienteering) aims at - and the orienteering raid. IOF was created in 1961 - providing information on the foot orienteering speci and is recognized by the International Olympic Com ficities and on the FootO events. mittee (CIO) since 1977. It aims at promoting the www.orienteering.org various specialities of orienteering in the world and

Orienteering Federation (IOF). - The French Orienteering Federation (FFCO), created FFCO makes its contribution in a human and finan in 1970, is a sport federation in charge of orienteering cial way for the implementation of the international sports and approved by the ministry of Sports. - events taking place on the French territory. It is a member of the French Olympic and Spor www.ffcorientation.fr ting Committee (CNOSF) and of the International

- orienteering, in the region Ile de France, for all the pu- Orienteering Regional Federation The Ile de France blics including schools, and contribute to the promo- (LIFCO) created in 1974, became the FFCO delegating Ile de France. It tion of the region through the national and internatio body, with which it is affiliated, in nal events it organizes (3 and 5 days of France in 1981, is a member of the Regional Olympic and Sporting - 2001, 2009; the first world MTBO championships in - National Committee (CROSIF) and of FFCO. With sup 2002; Paris City Tour in 2017...), all this in collabora port from their partners (the regional council of Ile de tion with its departemental committees and clubs. France, the regional directorate of youth, sports and- www.lifco.fr social cohesion, the CROSIF), it is in charge of the de velopment and the practice of foot and mountain bike

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www.orienteering.org www.facebook.com/IOFarena www.twitter.com/IOFOrienteering

www.ffcorientation.fr www.facebook.com/ffcorientation www.twitter.com/FFCOrientation

www.lifco.fr www.facebook.com/CDLIFCO

Results 2017 of the orienteering French teams www.ffcorientation.fr/hn/resultats

Press releases of the French Orienteering Federation PRESS RELEASES www.ffcorientation.fr/presse/communiques

Video reportage made by Infosport+ ORIENTEERING «Course d’orientation - Comment devient-on sport olympique?» CANDIDATE TO «Orienteering - How to become an olympic sport?» OG PARIS 2024 http://www.ffcorientation.fr/presse/presse/2017/decembre/

22 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 APPENDIX: THE BEST RESULTS OF THE WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ESTONIA - 2017

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