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THE WORLD MASTERS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN GARGANO! DON’T FORGET THE PRICE CHANGE FROM THE 30TH OF APRIL There are just over 80 days before the start of the World Masters Orienteering Championships and the expectation is growing for the event that will bring over 3 thousand orienteers from all over the world to the Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July.

Find out how to stay in Gargano near the competition center of WMOC 2022! Share the experience with international athletes ambassadors of the event. Are you looking for an accommodation to stay during the World Master Orienteering Championships? In Vieste the Hotel I Melograni and the Residence Baia degli Aranci are ready to welcome you to make you enjoy your trip to the Gargano, every year a favorite tourist destination for many sports enthusiasts, unspoiled nature and excursions.

The World Masters Orienteering Championships presented at the BIT in Milan Less than a hundred days before the great start, the World Masters of Orienteering were guests of the Municipality of Vieste at the International Tourism Fair, which was held at fieramilanocity.

Swiss Orienteering at WMOC2022 – Vroni Koenig-Salmi Among the orienteers with an incredible palmares who will be at the start of the 2022 WMOCs in Puglia, Vroni Koenig-Salmi is second to none. 13 world championships in the colours of the Swiss national team from 1989 to 2010  She was the first World and then European Champion in the sprint distance, and she can wear two more world gold medals in the relay at the 2003 and 2005 world championships. 

WMOC The week After: Matera, Rotondella, Monopoli, Alberobello & Nardò! Are you ready for the challenge? One full week of orienteering in some of the most stunning locations in South Italy is waiting for you. Single day entries are also open. 5 Days Italy 2022 – Madonna di Campiglio Bulletin 1 is ONLINE!   After World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022 the fun is not over. A week of fun, orienteering and relax is waiting for you in some of the most stunning locations in South Italy. Matera, Rotondella, Alberobello, Monopoli and Nardò are some of the most iconic locations in Puglia and Basilicata region not only for the great orienteering, but also for the amazing views and the tasty local food.

Sports, tourism, entertainment, and sustainability in a single ticket Discover the special offers to reach Vieste   A dense system of urban and extra-urban road connections at national level, in addition to the railway network, with services from the centers of the Gargano promontory to the main Italian cities. Ferrovie del Gargano is ready to give its support to all participants, athletes and carers, of the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022.

FOUR FOR FJORDS Hanne Staff: four gold medals at WOC (1 x long, 2 x middle, 1 x relay), four silver medals (relay, middle, long twice), four bronze medals (middle, relay thrice). A fantastic career at the turn of the century.

100 DAYS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GARGANO: AN INCREASINGLY SOLID SYNERGY WITH THE ENTITIES OF THE TERRITORY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ORIENTEERING EVENT There are just over 100 days before the start of the World Masters Orienteering Championships and the expectation is growing for the event that will bring over 3 thousand orienteers from all over the world to the Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July. Great satisfaction for the organizational staff returning from the fundamental test during the 17th edition of the Mediterranean Open Championship: the races, valid for the first and second stages of the FISO Italian Cup in Alberobello and Monopoli on the 19th and 20th of March, allowed all technical areas involved to test the operational procedures for each area. On the occasion it was also held the course for territorial volunteers, coordinated by FISO trainer Pippo Sisto and the WMOC Committee president Michele Barbone.

A “Rollins” stone gathers no moss In the women’s classes, and perhaps in the whole panorama of WMOC, Sarah Rollins (Southern Navigators Orienteering Club) will certainly be one of the protagonists and among the most recognisable competitors: 12 times protagonist at the World Championships with the Great Britain team, twice sixth at the World Relay Championships (2003 in Rapperswil, Switzerland, and 2004 in Västerås, Sweden) and ninth in the sprint race at the 2004 World Championships.

WMOC 2022 “The Week After”an orienteering tour between Puglia and Basilicata in Monopoli, Alberobello, Rotondella, Matera, Nardò Is now possible to register also for a single stage WMOC World Masters Orienteering Championship 2022 is approaching and over 2000 orienteers will be running and exploring the 14 municipalities of Gargano from the 8th to the 16th of July 2022.