The World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) is a biannual
orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...
competition organized by
International University Sports Federation
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU, en, International University Sports Federation) is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 25. ...
(FISU). Entry is open to athletes aged 17 to 25 who are enrolled in university either the year of or the year after the competition. Representative countries must be members of the
International Orienteering Federation
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad, Sweden. The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike ...
(IOF).
Format
The current championship events are:
* ''Relay'' – three-person teams (four-person teams until 2008)
* ''Long distance''
* ''Middle distance''
* ''Sprint''
* ''Sprint Relay'' – four-person teams of two males and two females (added in 2014)
Host towns/cities
See also
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International University Sports Federation (FISU)
External links
13th WUOC 200214th WUOC 200415th WUOC 200616th WUOC 200817th WUOC 201018th WUOC 201219th WUOC 201422nd WUOC 2022
* ttp://www.orienteering.asn.au/results/int/1974/wuoc74in.html 1974 International University Championships in Orienteering— Results
1986 World University Orienteering Championships
— Results
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References
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Orienteering competitions
Orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...