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World Ski Orienteering Championships

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Status
  
active

Date(s)
  
February–March

Location(s)
  
various

Genre
  
sporting event

Frequency
  
annual

Inaugurated
  
1975 (1975)

The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women. The first Ski-WOC was held in 1975.

Contents

Classic/Long

This event was called "Classic distance" from 1975 to 1986. Since 1988 it is called "Long distance".

Short/Middle

This event was called "Short distance" from 1988 to 2000. Since 2002 it is called "Middle distance".

Sprint

This event was first held in 2002.

Mixed Sprint Relay

This event was first held in 2011.

References

World Ski Orienteering Championships Wikipedia