We’re seeing the light in the tunnel of the coronavirus pandemic, and orienteering events are continuing or resuming. Here we’ll make a brief report on where virtual and physical events are going on in Asia. Virtual events Besides the Let’s Go Thailand! virtual orienteering competition that’s running until 13 June, we’ve a few more virtual […]
The 10-day Tropical Orienteering Week ended last Sunday with a 6 km orienteering race on the beaches near Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan, Malaysia. 8 races in 10 days is quite a challenge for many orienteers, but it comes with a reward—the six venues used for the O-Week (including the Polytechnic used for the World and National […]
The World Orienteering Championships (the first middle/long only edition under the new system) is over. Forest orienteering is usually not the tenor of Asian orienteers. So how are they doing in the Norwegian terrain? 1. Increased opportunities for Asian orienteers in new system Since this year, WOC editions will be forest or sprint only, alternating […]
