On Wednesday May 11th 2016, the first
ever World Orienteering Day took place all over the world. It proved
to be a great success, with more than 250 000 participants taking
part in a global orienteering event.
After having finalised the results,
the total of participation in the first ever World Orienteering Day
stands at 252 927 participants at 2013 locations in 81 countries and
territories.
What was once only an idea, has come to
be a reality beyond what anyone could have hoped. Schools, clubs and
enthusiasts in every global region made a fantastic contribution, and
together managed to beat the world record.
From South Africa to Hong Kong, from
Greenland to New Caledonia, from Ecuador to Ukraine, hundreds of
thousands of youngsters participated in World Orienteering Day.
Following the idea “Think globally, act locally”, people
took part in locally organised orienteering events, and together
celebrated the biggest world-wide orienteering event ever.
- World Orienteering Day has
demonstrated that we are truly a global sport, and I just want to
thank the thousands of people who organised over 2000 competitions
for 250,000 people on all continents except Antarctica. – Well done
the world orienteering family, says Brian Porteous, president of the
International Orienteering Federation.
World Orienteering Day is an
International Orienteering Federation project that aims to increase
the visibility and accessibility of orienteering to young people, to
spread orienteering to new countries and places, and to help teachers
to implement orienteering in schools in a fun and educational way.
[Press release from the International
Orienteering Federation 2016-05-26]
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