Singapore held its second Orienteering League just this weekend from 14 to 16 June, attended by 40–50 orienteers. The three days include a night sprint in Tiong Bahru Park, a score-O in Kovan, and a final sprint in Woodlands. Singapore Read more…
It’s June, and Midsummer is fast approaching. Summer in Sweden is cheerful matter—but no laughing matter in East Asia—think of an open-air sauna! Still, it’s not going to deter Asian orienteers from having summer fun. Here we go with some Read more…
With all the climate talk you actually don’t need to be “flight-shamed” even if you travel to Asia—it’s possible to travel to Asia without flying. It’s possible with freighter ships but trains are the most practical. Seat61.com gives a lot Read more…
The World Orienteering Day might be officially over. But orienteers (current and new) have got to appreciate the memories, and the joy of orienteering the activities gave them. John ‘Wangki’ Yuen is one of them. He was in the party Read more…
It’s time for World Orienteering Day again! The week-long initiative by IOF will start tomorrow (15 May) and last until 21 May. WOD was originally intended for school orienteering, but has now become a convenient occasion for orienteers around the Read more…
Students from the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School participated in the Orienteering World Schools Championship in Otepää, Estonia last week. The Chinese students are the only East Asian team in the Championship (the school also participated in the last edition Read more…
Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated on 30 April 2019, succeeded by his elder son Naruhito. A new emperor will always use a new era name (年号 nengō). Until 30 April 2019 the era name was 平成 Heisei. As Japan has Read more…
Malaysia is a known travel destination for city, culture, nature and beach lovers alike. It is however not known to be an orienteering destination yet. In this article, we will answer 3 questions as it relates to orienteering in Malaysia. Read more…
In 2018, a new name became the talk of the Asian orienteering community—the Asian Cup. Its conception follows a line of newly founded Asian-wide events, which also include the Asian Junior and Youth Orienteering Championships (AsJYOC) and the Asian Trail Read more…
You’d probably have read our promotion for the Tropical Orienteering Week, to be held in Kuantan, Malaysia in October 2019. If you haven’t, here’s your chance to learn more about our first large-scale orienteering event in Asia! View this post Read more…