The intense 8 days of competitions in 10 municipalities of Veneto with 2 thousand participants and 200 volunteers involved concludes. In Verona crowned Sprint champions Matthias Kyburz and Sara Hagström. In Soave in the Sprint Relay, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland prevail. In the World Cup, Sweden won for the Team, Alexandersson and Kyburz in the individual. […]
During one of the quarter finals in Vicenza, Kasper Fosser (NOR) and Joey Hadorn (SUI) collided. No others were involved in the incident. They were quickly examined by a doctor and brought into an ambulance. They were able to walk themselves after the accident and will have their injuries examined further by a doctor. We […]
The final two days of the EOC Tour (the extra races), which, in its exploratory journey of the Veneto region with map and compass in hand, between the provinces of Verona and Vicenza, now reaches the Berici Hills. The event for the seventh stage is in Alonte, at the sports centre, from which the orienteers […]
On the second step of the podium the Swiss national team, followed by Finland. Grand finale on Sunday, October 8 in Vicenza, to declare the Sprint Knock-Out and World Cup winners. The Swedish flag soars on the podium of the Sprint Relay of the European Orienteering Championships 2023 in Veneto, valid as World Cup […]
In the new stage of the EOC Tour, orienteers left the shores of Lake Garda to observe it this time from above. Thanks to the two-seater Prada (m. 1,000 asl) – Ortigaretta (m. 1,550 asl) basket ropeway of the Malcesine – Monte Baldo Cableway, between the municipalities of San Zeno di Montagna and Benzone sul […]
The Arena of Verona hosts the new European Orienteering champions: Switzerland’s Matthias Kyburz (12’26”) and Sweden’s Sara Hagström (12’17”) won the 2023 continental title over the Sprint distance in the beautiful setting of Piazza Bra. An individual time trial challenge on two courses of about 4 km as the crow flies with 20 checkpoints in […]
For the third day, the EOC Tour reached the town of Lazise, in the province of Verona, where 250 orienteers put themselves to the test on a short, fairly intricate but fast course that did not allow for notable gaps. “Honored to be able to host you in Lazise – says Sports Councillor Enrico Olivieri […]
It was a busy afternoon that marked the second day of EOC 2023. The entire organisation moved to the town of Torri del Benaco, in the province of Verona, for the official opening ceremony of the Championships, which was preceded by a new EOC Tour challenge and set against the backdrop of a stunning sunset […]
A wonderful day on Lake Garda welcomed the first extra race stage of the EOC Tour, the calendar of itinerant and promotional races that will accompany the 2023 edition of the European Championships. In the Municipality of Malcesine, some 250 orienteers from 12 nations explored the picturesque historic center in search, with map and compass, […]
The 2023 European Orienteering Championships begin from the Department of Management of the University of Verona. With the conference Tourism and Sport: orienteering “Major sporting events in tourism and training” the Sport and Health School of Sport wanted to symbolically close the European Week of Sport and launch, at the same time, from the city […]