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JWOC and WOC 2025 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT

WOC The SAOF will not be sending any athletes to WOC 2025 to be held in Kuopio, Finland from 7-15 July. JWOC The SAOF is pleased to announce the following selection of athletes to represent South Africa at JWOC in Italy…
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African Regional Orienteering Conference

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) together with the South African Orienteering Federation (SAOF) is excited to announce the inaugural African Regional Orienteering Conference to be held on 4 January 2026. The invitation is open to all African member countries of…
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South Africa’s WRE Advisers

The SAOF is please to announce that the following three Event Advisers have had their accreditation renewed by the IOF. They have been reaccredited for the period 2025-2028. They are: World Ranking Event (WRE) advisers are appointed to orienteering events…
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2025 High Performance Squads

The SAOF Selection Committee is pleased to announce the selection of the following athletes into the High Performance squads for 2025. Senior Squad: James Hancock, Carl Holmes, Bradley Lund, Sarah Wimberley. Junior Squad: Shelby Dos Santos, Cameron Morrison, Connor Morrison, Tristan…
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IOF’s basic Fair Play E-learning Course

The IOF has launched a new basic Fair Play E-learning course on their e-learning platform: https://education.orienteering.sport/ The course is free to everyone and consists of 14 different lessons with text and video clips – all with a short quiz in the end.…
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Orienteering World Cup Round 1

The Orienteering World Cup round 1 is this weekend in Olten Switzerland. You can follow the liver results and watch the races on streaming. Full details at https://orienteering.sport/…/orienteering…/welcome/ The Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland begins on Friday and we…
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JWOC and WOC 2024 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT

WOC The SAOF is pleased to announce the following selections of athletes to represent South Africa at WOC in Scotland in July. Men:  Bradley Lund. Women:  Sarah Wimberley The 2024 WOC is a Sprint championship and will take place in…
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IOF Transgender Policy

On 1 August 2023, the IOF adopted it’s updated Transgender Policy. The policy was updated following the now clear scientific evidence that testosterone suppression does not significantly eliminate the advantages in strength, stamina and physique gained through undergoing male puberty.…
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Updated SAOF Constitution and Safeguarding Policy

An update constitution and safeguarding policies were approved at the recent SAOF AGM at Maretlwane. Amendments to the Constitution SAOF Constitution The main change to the constitution was the addition of a clause about Public Benefit Organisation Requirements. It was…
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Expedition Africa becomes an Associate Member of the SAOF

The SAOF is pleased to announce that Expedition Africa has been granted Associate Member status of the South African Orienteering Federation (SAOF). On 24 November 2022, the SAOF received an application from Expedition Africa to become an Associate Member of…
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