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We are pleased to announce that, as part of FIVE + FIVE DAYS SARDINIA 2025, two scientific conferences will be held in Sardinia focusing on the connection between orienteering, health, and innovation: 29 SEPTEMBER 2025 | PULA – at Parco Tecnologico della Sardegna 6 OCTOBER 2025 | ALGHERO – at Porto Conte Ricerche These conferences will bring together leading academics, researchers, and international athletes to discuss the role of orienteering in physical and cognitive health, sport innovation, and tourism development. Confirmed speakers include: Gabriele Viale (President of PWT Italia), Emma Waddington (McMaster University, Canada), Prof. Federico Schena (University of Verona), Prof. [...]

PWT Italia sends its best wishes to Francesco Scalzotto, who will represent Italy starting tomorrow at the EYOC 2025 – European Youth Orienteering Championships, held in the Czech Republic. Francesco will compete in: Friday’s Long Distance Saturday’s Sprint Sunday’s Relay This marks his second consecutive appearance at EYOC, after debuting with the national youth team last year at the 2024 edition in Poland. In 2025, he races in the Men 18 category — his first year in the age group. These races will be an important opportunity to test himself against Europe’s best juniors, and a valuable step ahead of 2026, [...]

Second forest Final at the 2025 World Orienteering Championships, and two PWT Italia athletes were once again on the start line for Team Italy. Today’s men’s Long Distance in Kuopio, Finland featured a demanding course: 16.0 km, 565 meters of climb, and 27 controls. […]

After the excitement of qualifying on Tuesday, Mattia Debertolis finished 47th in today’s Middle Distance Final, with a time of 47:32, +13:50 behind the winner, Norway’s Eirik Langedal Breivik. Among the Italian athletes, Mattia was the top finisher in the race. This was his first-ever World Championship forest Final, a significant milestone in his growing international career. “I started well through the first controls, but then made a big mistake at number 6, where I lost a lot of time. From that point on, I knew the result was gone, but I tried to reset and finish the race as best [...]

The opening day of the 2025 World Orienteering Championships in Kuopio, Finland brings excellent news for PWT Italia: Mattia Debertolis has qualified for the Middle Distance Final, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday 9 July. […]

Starting Tuesday, July 8, the 2025 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) will officially begin in the forests of Kuopio, Finland. Among the athletes representing the Italian national team are three members of Park World Tour Italia: Jessica Lucchetta, Sebastian Inderst, and Mattia Debertolis. With 3 out of 7 selected athletes coming from PWT, this is a strong statement of the program’s development and impact. The program includes Middle Distance Qualifications (July 8), the Middle Final (July 9), the Long Distance (July 10), and the Relay (July 12). Jessica will race Middle and Relay, Sebastian will focus entirely on the Long, and Mattia [...]

After a tough Long Distance, the Orienteering World Cup weekend in Idre Fjäll continued with the Middle Distance on Saturday and the Relay on Sunday. Once again, the athletes of Park World Tour Italia, racing for the national team, gained valuable experience with their sights set on the key target of the season: the World Championships in July in Finland. Middle Distance – Saturday, June 21 In the elite Middle Distance, held on a highly technical terrain full of subtle contour details, Sebastian Inderst placed 44th with a time of 45:05, finishing +9:49 behind Sweden’s Max Peter Bejmer, who won in [...]

At the opening round of the 2025 Orienteering World Cup in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, Gabriele Viale, team manager of Park World Tour Italia, was officially invited as one of the event’s VIP guests. This invitation, extended from one of the leading countries in the orienteering world, represents a meaningful recognition of the long-standing commitment and international credibility of the PWT Italia project. Among the other guests in the VIP hospitality area were key figures such as Tom Hollowell, President of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), and Henrik Eliasson, IOF CEO, as well as major sponsors and high-level representatives from across Swedish [...]

The 2025 Orienteering World Cup officially kicked off yesterday afternoon in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, with the qualification race for the Long Distance final. More than 300 athletes from 22 nations competed on challenging Swedish mountain terrain, running a shortened course of about 8.5 km for men and 7.5 km for women. Three athletes from Park World Tour Italia, racing for the Italian national team, were at the start line. Sebastian Inderst delivered a solid performance, securing a place in the A-final with an 18th-place finish in his heat — among the top 20 qualifiers. Mattia Debertolis placed 30th and Jessica Lucchetta [...]

Park World Tour Italia made its mark at Venla 2025, the thrilling women’s orienteering relay held annually in Finland as part of the legendary Jukola event – one of the most iconic and competitive fixtures on the international calendar. The Italian team – composed of Giulia Dissette, Caterina Dallera, Annarita Scalzotto, and Jessica Lucchetta – was the only all-Italian team among the 1,475 teams at the start line. The PWT Italia athletes significantly improved on last year’s 324th place, finishing this edition in a strong 159th place overall, thanks to steady progress throughout the race: Giulia Dissette completed the first leg, placing [...]