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| Abbreviation | IOF |
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| Formation | May 21, 1961; 64 years ago (1961-05-21) |
| Type | Federation of national sports associations |
| Headquarters | Drottninggatan 47 SE-65225Karlstad Sweden |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 78 national federations |
President | Tom Hollowell |
CEO | Henrik Eliasson |
Secretary General | Sondre Sande Gullord |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | orienteering |
TheInternational Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport oforienteering. The IOF head office is located inKarlstad, Sweden.[1] The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines:foot orienteering,mountain bike orienteering,ski orienteering, andtrail orienteering.[2]
After the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Orienteering Federation suspended the membership of theRussian Orienteering Federation.[3] The IOF also disallowed Russian orienteering athletes from participating in IOF events, even as neutral athletes, cancelled all organising rights for IOF events and activities in Russia, and suspended all Russian members appointed to IOF official bodies.[3]
The IOF was founded on 21 May 1961 at a Congress held in Copenhagen,Denmark by the orienteering national federations ofBulgaria, Czechoslovakia,Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic,Finland,Hungary,Norway,Sweden andSwitzerland.[4] By 1969, the IOF represented 16 countries, including its first two non-European member federations representingJapan andCanada,[5] and in 1977 the IOF was recognised by theInternational Olympic Committee.[4]
After the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Orienteering Federation suspended the membership of theRussian Orienteering Federation.[3] The IOF also disallowed Russian orienteering athletes from participating in IOF events, even as neutral athletes, cancelled all organising rights for IOF events and activities in Russia, and suspended all Russian members appointed to IOF official bodies.[3]
As of January 2016, the membership of the IOF comprised 80 national orienteering federations, of which 56 were members, 24 were provisional members,[6] divided into six geographical regions.[7]
6 Members, 1 Provisional Member
17 Members, 1 Provisional Member
40 Members (2 currently suspended), 1 Provisional Member
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The IOF is governed by an elected Council consisting of a President, a Senior Vice President, two Vice Presidents, and seven other Council members[9]. Day-to-day operations of the IOF are the shared responsibility of the IOF CEO and Secretary General through the IOF Office.
Several standing commissions of the IOF are responsible for the development of the sport worldwide[10]; these commissions include:Foot Orienteering,MTB Orienteering,Ski Orienteering,Trail Orienteering, Environment, IT,Map, Medical, Rules and an Athletes' Commission.
Since 1977, the IOF has been recognised by theInternational Olympic Committee.[4]
The IOF is also a member of the following organisations:[4]
The IOF used to publish a wide variety of journals and reference works related to the sport. These includeOrienteering World, an annual magazine,The Scientific Journal of Orienteering, theOZine.[13] Official editions of the rules of IOF sanctionedorienteering[14] and specifications fororienteering maps[15] are still published at regular intervals.
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