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All the first part of the 20th century the Orienteering was a typical Scandinavian sport. Since then, there has been an important growth of the Orienteering as a competition sport all over the world.
The Orienteering is one of our youngest military sports. In 1965 the first championship was organized by Sweden. Its success is increasing.
The success of Orienteering in CISM is explained by the advantages derived from Orienteering's practice in the military formation.
Orienteering is a sport, in which the competitor visits a number of points marked on the ground, controls, in the shortest possible time aided by map and compass. The term competitor means an individual of either sex or team, as appropriate.
Orienteering within CISM consists of the following disciplines:
- Foot Orienteering (FootO)
- Trail Orienteering (Trail) - To be introduced in WMOC 2024
- (Sprint Orienteering - To be decided.)
The Orienteering-competitor needs:
- high physical qualities (endurance, strength and sturdiness to run in the forest),
- a perfect exploiting of the map,
- a rapid decision making.
For reasons of fair play according to CISM competition rules, a number of areas have been embargoed for potential World Military Orienteering Championship team members (athletes, coaches, team leaders and other persons who may influence the results of the competition).
Exceptions for the Sprint Relay:
Embargoed areas of the cities of Caravaca de la Cruz, Cehegin, Bullas and Cartagena: the centers of these cities are under embargo. Access to the area is allowed during competition days, but not training, the use of orientation maps or preparation routes.
The embargoed areas can be viewed at Google Maps.
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