In the Long distance, a quota system is applied. The number of a nation’s competitors in the class – women or men – is determined by that nation’s women’s and men’s results in the last two WOCs. The minimum number is one and the maximum three.

All nations can enter one women’s and one men’s Relay team.

Challenging terrain
Typical rugged Norwegian terrain is promised in the Østfold region, with pine forest on the hills and spruce with thicker vegetation and some marshes on lower ground. A single arena, at Mørk, is being used for the two individual finals and the Relay. Alongside WOC there are spectator races, and the organisers are anticipating huge support – some 10,000 day-entries in all.

Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships will break new records for live TV coverage, programmed for prime-time transmission in the home country. IOF’s LIVE Orienteering web-TV will feature top-quality pictures, GPS and commentary throughout all the races.

Race Programme
Tuesday 13 August: Middle Qualification
Wednesday 14 August: Long distance
Friday 16 August: Middle distance Final
Saturday 17 August: Relay

All live services; live results, GPS tracking, official results, maps etc will be published here.