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[email protected] PARIS JULY 2 - 8, 2022 SPRINT KO SPRINT RELAY SPRINT www.woc22.fr www.woc2022.fr 2 | WOC 2022 | ffco - 2018 PREFACE WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS WOC 2022 From July 2. to 8., 2022 PARIS 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 will al- 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 France 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 Editorial : Paris 2024 goal............................................. P. 5 About orienteering..................................................... P.6-10 Competitions formats................................................. P.11 The French orienteering elite.................................... P.12 Thierry GUEORGIOU : 14 times world champion......