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Vieste between sport and tourism: the words of the Mayor Giuseppe Nobiletti It is called the Pearl of the Gargano and it is the queen of the Apulian holidays. Vieste will be the Municipality leader together with Peschici of the exciting adventure of the WMOC 2022 that the world orienteering community is preparing to experience in Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July. We talked about this with its Mayor Giuseppe Nobiletti.

BREAKING NEWS: DANIEL HUBMANN AT WMOC 2022   Question for the readers: which orienteer has won 8 gold medals in his career at the World Championships (accompanied by 11 silver and 9 bronze medals), 6 World Cup overall rankings with no less than 31 stage victories, and, above all, 5 gold medals at the European Championships? 

Only 3 days left to enter to WMOC 2022. Last entry possibility! WMOC Tour entries are open until the end of May. From the Dolomites to the sea! Run 5 Days Italy 2022 and then travel straight to WMOC 2022 Only few days left to enter to WMOC 2022. The event registration will close on May 15th 2022. Don’t miss the chance to run in Gargano and compete in the WorldMasters Orienteering Championships, enter now HERE!

THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHOOL AND TERRITORY An important process of rooting and spreading the discipline at a regional level was launched thanks to the World Masters Orienteering Championships. Through the project Orienteering! The World Cup meets the School and the Territory was organized a series of initiatives aimed at involving students and training teachers. The programming for the school activities of the Apulian delegation of the Italian Sports Orienteering Federation, financially supported by the WMOC Organizing Committee, covered the entire regional territory. From February to May the Provincial and Regional Finals of the Student Championships in orienteering race were held with the participation of an average of 200 students between middle and high schools in each stage. On Saturday 20th of May in Monopoli there will be the conclusion of this process with the final party for schools on the occasion of World Orienteering Day.

WMOC 2022 busses, the quickest and more eco-friendly way to reach the races. Get your ticket on Eventor! WMOC “The week after” in Matera, Monopoli, Alberobello, Rotondella and Nardò. Entry deadline at discounted price  is extended to the 30th May 2022 WMOC 2022 bus transfer service is definitely the best way for all competitors who reach the race venues at World Masters Championships in Gargano. The busses, operated by Ferrovie del Gargano, will depart from the bus terminal in Vieste and reach Peschici and Foresta Umbra for the Sprint Qualification and forest races. Getting on the busses is not only a quick and comfortable way of traveling because you will be taken right at the race venue/arena but also the most sustainable way of traveling. But tickets can be purchased on Eventor HERE All car parking tickets are sold out. The fun is not over after WMOC 2022! A full week of orienteering, fun, relax, food and wine tasting in Matera, Monopoli, Alberobello, Rotondella and Nardò is waiting for all of you Entries are still open! You can still enter a discounted price until May 30th with the possibility also to enter to a single stage. What are you waiting for?  Register HERE

Valerio Casanova, Deutschland und Italien – WMOC2022  Valerio Casanova, Jahrgang 1966, Kategorie H55, aus Ligurien, Sohn einer apulischen Mutter, verheiratet mit Milena Grifoni, Kategorie D50 und ehemalige Athletin der italienischen Nationalmannschaft. Milena ist die Tochter von Sergio, dem ehemaligen Präsidenten des FISO (Italienischer Orientierungslaufverband) und Mitglied verschiedener IOF-Kommissionen.  Geben wir Valerio das Wort, damit er sich selbst vollständig vorstellen kann: Ich habe mit dem Orientierungslauf beinahe “gezwungenermaßen” begonnen: mein erstes Rennen habe ich nach einer einzigen theoretischen Lektion von Sergio bestritten, ein Italiencuplauf in der Kategorie H20 (damals ‘Nationale Qualifikation’ genannt) auf dem Gelände von Santo Stefano d’Aveto, wo ich nach 3 Stunden per Anhalter ankam. Ich weiß nicht, ob es ein Test war, den Sergio für mich vorbereitet hatte, aber irgendwie muss ich bestanden haben. Sowohl Milena als auch ich haben die deutsche Trainerlizenz, und ich habe jetzt auch die Trainer A”-Lizenz, also den Bundestrainer. Seit 2009 trainieren wir in Regensburg eine tolle und sehr starke Gruppe, von der Sie vielleicht schon gehört haben und von der Sie sicher in ein paar Wochen wieder hören werden (z.B. am Sellajoch bei der Relay of the Dolomites, wo wir mit einigen Teams dabei sein werden). 

THE GARGANO NON-HOTEL ASSOCIATION NEW PARTNER OF WMOC 2022 The Gargano Non-Hotel Association, born from the desire of small structures to network for the development of tourism in this wonderful area of ​​Puglia, also takes the field to support the World Masters Orienteering Championships.

Only a few hours to register for the WMOC 2022 at a discounted price! Reaching the Gargano and Vieste has never been easier. Puglia Region, partner of the event, has confirmed the Gargano Easy To Reach service with new transfer opportunities also for orienteers from all over the world who will take the field for the World Masters Orienteering Championships.

Paolo Beltraminelli – “Ticino at WMOC2022”   The Italian edition of Wikipedia contains 55 entries on orienteering athletes. The list of names obviously includes Thierry Gueorgiou and Simone Niggli-Luder, Tove Alexandersson and Olav Lundanes. There is also an entry for Ivar Formo, Olympic champion in Innsbruck 1976 in the 50 km cross-country race and bronze medalist in the 1974 WOC relay race. One name is absent: Paolo Beltraminelli, Swiss orienteer with ASCO Lugano, who will be competing at the WMOC in the M60 category, which already has almost 200 competitors.

The International Orienteering Federation at the WMOC 2022 presentation at the Expolevante in Bari On the 21st of April the World Masters Orienteering Championships were presented at the Expolevante in Bari, organized by the Italian Federation of Sport Orientation and the Organizing Committee WMOC with the support of Regione Puglia-Asset. In addition to the fundamental collaboration of the 14 Municipalities of the Gargano, with Vieste and Peschici leader of the project, the event also boasts the patronage of the Puglia Region and the Province of Foggia.