O-festivalen

[Editors note: The contents of this news item was for some time in accordance with the intentions and plans. We’re sorry that it didn’t turn out as planned. For those with knowledge in Norwegian there is more information in newsletter no. 4 through Newsletters in the left coloumn.]
After much hard work and good co-operation between […]

We reapeat the success with a team/patrol competition for children aged 8 to 12 years. The teams may have 3-5 girls and/or boys, from one er more clubs. There will be a mass start and the teams are free to to decide in wich order to visit the controls. They have to stay toghether […]

For participants who have not yet arranged accommodation, there are still rooms available at Quality Hotel Mastemyr. They kindly offer a special “sports rate”: a room for two at NOK 795.
More about the hotel, and contact information, at the hotel’s home page.
Please use OFEST as a reference when placing an order.

By the entry deadline, 30th April, 127 runners had entered for World Cup rounds 4 and 5, being arranged as part of the O-Festival in Oslo. 53 women and 74 men have entered. We are pleased to see that we will have participants and guests from all over the world, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, […]

Sørmarka Conference Centre, situated 5 km from the arena at Siggerud, is no longer reserved only for World Cup participants. There are still rooms available. Clubs that have previously been turned down due to the reservation for World Cup, and still are interested, are kindly asked to contact Sørmarka again.

The orienteering recruitment foundation will repeat the success of the previous two years and hand out gift cards worth 500 NOK to all girls in the W14 class starting Saturday’s long distance in the O-Festival.

Six training sessions in relevant terrain in adjoining areas will be available from 13th June. Maps with course print will be offered for sale. More information here.

The following reminder regarding important information in connection with the World Cup 20th and 21st June has also been sent to the IOF member federations.

entry-form

One of the biggest jobs associated with an event like the O-Festival is planning the courses. As in 2006, when the O-Festival was arranged at Gardermoen, Bækkelagets SK is the club responsible for making sure that the controls all end up in the right places.
- We are way ahead compared to last year. Then almost […]

Invitation with detailed race information is now ready for download (sorry, but the dowloadable fancy pdf version below is at present only available in Norwegian, but you’ll find a translation here).