From 29 April to 5 May 2019, Otepaa, Estonia and Estonian School Sport Union will host the 18th edition of the World Schools Championship in orienteering.
The championship is supported by the official ISF sponsor Kinder+Sport.
Orienteering is a sport that perfectly connects the navigational skills and physical ability to move at speed through unfamiliar terrain. The sport entered the ISF programme in 1987.
ISF Executive Committee (EC) entrusted the organisation of the 18th Orienteering World Schools Championship to Otepaa, Estonia. The event is being held at the Tehvandi Sports Centre in Otepaa, Estonia.
WSC in numbers
47 teams
23 countries
23 girls team
24 boys team
595 athletes (298 boys + 297 girls)
100 volunteers
3 races
164 controls
Participating delegations / ISF Members:
Boys (23 teams): Austria, Belgium FC, Belgium Flanders, Brazil, China, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine
Girls (24 teams): Austria, Belgium FC, Belgium Flanders, Brazil, China, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine
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Agenda
WATCH the #ISFWSC2019 orienteering LIVE
The championship will be streamed live on ISF channels:
Facebook Orienteering
ISF YouTube
May 1 - long distance race
May 3 - middle distance race
May 4 - friendship team event
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Official website
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