Orienteering at the World Games is organized as an individual competition for both women and men, and a mix relay for teams of two men and two women.
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) became a member of the International World Games Association (IWGA) in 1995. The World Games are held every four years, for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. Orienteering was first included in the program in 2001.
Venues
Year Days Venue 2001 August 15–25 Akita, Japan 2005 July 14–24 Duisburg, Germany 2009 July 16–26 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 2013 July 25 – August 4 Cali, Colombia 2017 July 20–30 Wrocław, Poland 2022 July 7–17 Birmingham, United States 2025 7—17 August Chengdu, China
Sprint Men 2009 Kaohsiung 2013 Cali 2017 Wrocław 2022 Birmingham 2025 Chengdu
Women 2009 Kaohsiung 2013 Cali 2017 Wrocław 2022 Birmingham 2025 Chengdu
Individual/Middle
Men 2001 Akita 2005 Duisburg 2009 Kaohsiung 2013 Cali 2017 Wrocław 2022 Birmingham 2025 Chengdu
Women 2001 Akita 2005 Duisburg 2009 Kaohsiung 2013 Cali 2017 Wrocław 2022 Birmingham 2025 Chengdu
Relay Mixed 2001 Akita Bjørnar ValstadHanne StaffTore SandvikBirgitte Husebye Svajūnas AmbrazasVilma RudzenskaitėEdgaras VoverisGiedrė Voverienė Emil WingstedtAnette GranstedtNiclas JonassonJenny Johansson Teams from 15 countries 2005 Duisburg Matthias MerzLea MüllerDaniel HubmannSimone Niggli-Luder Sergey DetkovAliya SitdikovaMaxim DavydovTatiana Ryabkina Petr LosmanMarta ŠtěrbováTomáš DlabajaDana Brožková 2009 Kaohsiung Dmitry TsvetkovYulia NovikovaAndrey KhramovGalina Vinogradova Pasi IkonenBodil HolmströmTero FöhrMinna Kauppi Lars SkjesetMari FastingØystein Kvaal ØsterbøElise Egseth 2013 Cali Daniel HubmannSara LüscherMatthias KyburzJudith Wyder Tue LassenIda BobachRasmus Thrane HansenMaja Alm Gernot KerschbaumerAnna Nilsson SimkovicsRobert MerlUrsula Kadan 2017 Wrocław Cecilie Friberg KlysnerSøren BobachAndreas Hougaard BoesenMaja Alm Sabine HauswirthFlorian HowaldMatthias KyburzElena Roos Natalia GemperleDmitry TsvetkovAndrey KhramovGalina Vinogradova 2022 Birmingham Simona AebersoldJoey HadornMatthias KyburzElena Roos Victoria Haestad Bjornstad Havard EidsmoKasper Harlem FosserIngrid Lundanes Cecilie AndersenJonny CrickmoreRalph StreetCharlotte Ward 2025 Chengdu Natalia GemperleRiccardo RancanTino PolsiniSimona Aebersold Emma BjessmoJonatan GustafssonAugust MollenAlva Sonesson Denisa KrálováJakub GlonekTomáš KřivdaTereza Rauturier
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