Competitions

Programme

Mon, 15 August 2022

Arrival
Free training

Tue, 16 August 2022

Model events

Wed, 17 August 2022

Sprint, Biel/Bienne

Thu, 18 August 2022

Long, Gondiswil

Fri, 19 August 2022

Sprint Relay, Langenthal

Sat, 20 August 2022

Middle, Corcelles BE

Sun, 21 August 2022

Relay, Gondiswil

Mon, 22 August 2022

Departure

For Spectators

Sprint: Biel / Bienne

Spectators may follow the races live at the “Ringplatz” in the old town of Biel/Bienne, between 14.30 and 17.00 hrs. Opening ceremony at the “Ringplatz” at 17.15 hrs. Welcome. Free entrance.

 

Long-Distance: Gondiswil

The arena for the Long-Distance races is situated northwest of Gondiswil. Follow the signposts on the road between Gondiswil and Reisiswil to see the runners live. You may cheer the athletes from 09.00 hrs. onwards. The strongest runners will head out into the forest around noon. The flower ceremony takes place at 16.00 hrs.

 

Sprint Relay

Go to “Wuhrplatz” in Langenthal to see the start of the Sprint Relay at 14:30 hrs. We expect the winners to cross the finish line at 15.30 hrs. The flower ceremony is at 16.00 hrs.

 

Middle-Distance: Corcelles-Crémines

The arena of the Middle-Distance races is at ‘Aux Vaivres’, north-west of Gänsbrunnen. The races start at 08.45 hrs. and get to a peak at noontime. Flower ceremony takes place at 13.30 hrs. Follow the signposts from Cémines-Zoo.

 

Relay: Gondiswil

For the Relay the arena is the same as for the Long-Distance. The mass starts are at 08.45 hrs. for the women, and at 09.00 hrs. for the men. Cheer the runners in Gondiswil. Flower ceremony is at 12.45 hrs.

Embargoed Areas

With reference to the Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events, the listed areas are strictly out of bounds for all potential 2022 Championship Orienteering team members (competitors, team leaders, coaches, doctors etc.) and other persons who, through their knowledge of the terrain or the events, may influence the result of the competitions.

Previous Maps

Competition Details

The competition areas show the variety of typical Swiss Mittelland terrain and a part of the Jura.

Wednesday, August 17th 2022

Sprint

Sprint distance, individual start, 1 min. start interval

Map

Biel-Bienne, 1:4’000, 2 m

Terrain

Urban terrain (city), 450 m above sea level

Impressions

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Thursday, August 18th 2022

Long

Long distance, individual start, 3 min. start interval

Map

Schmidwald-Horben, 1:15’000, 5m

Terrain

Orienteering terrain between 600 and 750 m above sea level. Mostly coniferous forest. Hill sides with moderate to steep slopes. Some forest roads and hiking trails, varying vegetation on the ground. Runnability mostly good; visibility good.

Impressions

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Friday, August 19th 2022

Sprint Relay

Sprint relay according to IOF rules

Map

Langenthal,1:4’000, 2m

Terrain

Urban terrain in a small city, 470 m above sea level with side streets and narrow footpaths; local traffic in some of the streets.

Impressions

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Saturday, August 20th 2022

Middle

Middle distance, individual start, 2 min. start interval

Map

Corcelles BE, 1:10’000, 5m

Terrain

Orienteering terrain between 650 and 850 m above sea level. Coniferous forest with small semi-open to open Jura pasture. Hill side with moderate to steeper slopes. Some forest roads and hiking trails, no or moderate vegetation on the ground, rich in contour and rock details. Runnability mostly good, visibility good.

Impressions

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Sunday, August 21st 2022

Relay

Relay according to IOF rules

Map

Schmidwald 1:10’000, 5m

Terrain

Orienteering terrain between 600 and 750 m above sea level. Mostly coniferous forest. Hill sides with moderate to steep slopes. Some forest roads and hiking trails, varying vegetation on the ground. Runnability mostly good, visibility good.

Impressions

Click to check out the video teaser