Visitor Stories – Israel Orienteering

Switzerland

May 2023

Israel Orienteering Spring Tour 2023 and Rogaine 2023. We would like to thank you very much for helping us to run 2 interesting races here, in Israel! We had a lot of fun and pleasure, especially in the kibbutz, where the map was very precise...

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United Kingdom

Oct 2014

Israel Open Championships 2014. Overall organisation is pretty slick. Israeli events have a friendly atmosphere and it definitely feels a small family sport. Having been to the usual suspects, such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, even Turkey, where can you go over winter which isn't Long...

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Russia

Dec 2013

After Olga and Natalia Vinogradova spent two weeks training in Israel, Olga posted her impressions in their O-Sisters blog. In Russian. December 2013 - Olga Vinogradova

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Latvia

Sep 2013

Elite Training in Israel. Every winter it’s time to find warm place to train in normal conditions and get away from snow. I have been many time in Spain and Portugal, but this year was special, and I went to the east. So, how did...

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Czech Republic

Apr 2013

Dear friends in Israel: On behalf of the Czech orienteering team I would like to say: THANK YOU!!! for the Israel Open Championship 2013. We enjoyed it very much! We appreciated the excellent organization, the challenging terrain, the wonderful weather and the perfect maps, your kind...

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Austria

Apr 2013

Escape from the Winter – Warm in Israel. From March 21 to April 1 [2013], I took part in a training camp in Israel with other members of the Austrian mountain bike orienteering national team. The focus of the training was placed on a variety of demanding...

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Estonia

Mar 2013

Thanks to all the organizers and our new friends. It was an unforgettable experience and excellent track and suitable weather (at least for us, northern people:-) ). You all are more than welcome to Estonia. Good reason to come is in June the O-Week. Good...

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Finland

Mar 2013

SHALOM. 'Team Finland' would like to thank you all for the great event and the warm friendliness we experienced at the Israel Open Championship 2013. Orienteering in Israel was an unforgettable experience. The two terrains were great and also very different so we got to...

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Sweden

Jun 2011

We will be back! On February 18, 2011, 11 winter and snow tired orienteers met at Arlanda Airport to fly to Tel Aviv. We landed late in the Holy Land and drove to the desert in the southern part of Israel. After the long travel, and...

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Belgium

Mar 2011

Thanks for great competitions. On behalf of the participants of the Belgian club Trol, I would like to thank you for some great competitions. While the Negev Desert was fun, the Open Championships had some of most detailed and complicated terrain and maps we've seen so...

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UK

Oct 2010

A different Christmas present! This year Neil and I went to Israel for Christmas to see our grandchildren. To add to the attraction of seeing everyone, we added orienteering. There was a 2-day event, on the Friday and Saturday just after Christmas. We had late...

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Spain

Oct 2010

Trobar el Nord a Israel. La llengua Hebreua s’ecriu d’esquerra a dreta i amb un caracters desconeguts per nosaltres. Sortosament l’orientació és un esport que només necesita números y simbols (marcats per la IOF), i no depen de la llengua propia de cada país. Això si, a Israel hi...

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Sweden

Oct 2010

Varm start på säsongen - i Israel Orientering, Norrköping Vägen mot toppen 2010 började i nya terränger och höga höjder i Israel. - En häftig upplevelse, säger OK Kolmårdens Linnea Lidström. Kolmårdskvartetten Linn Bränneby, Frida Aspnäs, Linnea Lidström och Malin Leijon-Lind bytte 15 minusgrader och höga...

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