European Orienteering
Championships 2018
Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
8th–14th May, 2018
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General infos
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Ticino is a well known holiday area, with beautiful landscapes
(lakes and mountains), lot of attractions and many
accommodation possibilities
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EOC planned from 8th to 14th May with EC near Lugano
(40‘000 habitants)
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EC reachable from Zürich (2.5h) and Milano (1h) airports
(there is also a small international airport near EC)
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Spectator event (5 days – three of them are national Swiss
competitions, with 1500 participants guaranteed)
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Short distances between events (most of them reachable with
public transportation)
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Quite different orienteering terrains within few kilometers
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Provisional program
EOC 2018
5-days event
Tuesday 8th May
Quali middle
Carona
1st day
Carona
Wednesday 9th May
Final middle
Serpiano
2nd day
Serpiano
Thurday 10th May
Mixed relay
Capriasca
3rd day
Capriasca
Swiss sprint championships
Friday 11th May
Quali sprint
Final sprint
Saturday 12th May
Relay
Tesserete
Sunday 13th May
Monday 14th May
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4th day
Tesserete
Swiss national race
5th day
Capriasca
Swiss national race
Long
Capriasca
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General
schema
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Sample sprint maps
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(last usage in big competitions: 2009)
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Sample forest maps
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(last usage in big competitions: 2009)
Organizer
ASTI (the orienteering federation of the Canton
Ticino)
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10 clubs together
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Previous experiences
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JWOC 2005 (with 5-days, 2500 participants)
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Several CH championships and national
events (…, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
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Other multi days events (1998, 2001, up to
3000 participants)
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Why a request for an early decision
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CH international and national calendar
planning is over 5 years
Start with final concept and
permissions, in order to guarantee the
best possible conditions for an EOC
Sponsor acquisition
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See you in Ticino in 2018!
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