What does orienteering include

Orienteering sports include: foot orienteering, tool orienteering. Walking orienteering: such as traditional orienteering cross-country running; relay orienteering; points orienteering; night orienteering; five-day orienteering; park orienteering and so on. Tool orienteering: such as ski orienteering; mountain bike orienteering; motorcycle orienteering. Orienteering is the use of maps and compasses to reach the various locations shown on the map in turn, to the shortest time to reach all the locations for the winner. Orienteering is usually done in forests, suburbs and city parks, and can also be done on university campuses. Orienteering originated in Sweden as a military sport.

Origin

On October 31, 1897, near the Norwegian capital of Oslo, the Dilfer Sports Club held the world's first public orienteering competition for the public, with only eight competitors. The competition was held on 1:3000 maps, and the total length of the race route was 10.5 kilometers, with three checkpoints set up. The winner took 1 hour, 41 minutes and 07 seconds, and the sport is considered the first milestone in the history of orienteering.

Orienteering itself was developed as a sport from the beginning of the 20th century in Northern Europe. By the 1930s, the sport had gained a foothold in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and the first world orienteering competition was held in 1932. 1961 saw the establishment of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) in Copenhagen, Denmark. There are now 63 member countries. The IOF is the administrative entity of orienteering in the world, and is one of the general bodies of the international sports federations. Orienteering is also an internationally recognized Olympic sport.

Benefits

Orienteering is a very healthy and intelligent sport that emphasizes both mental and physical strength. It not only strengthens the body, but also develops the ability to think independently, to solve problems independently, and to react quickly and make decisive decisions under physical and intellectual pressure.

Orienteering is a student sports program. Because it develops students' ability to analyze and solve problems independently and good logical thinking ability.