Rules and Guidelines for MTBO

• Competition Rules 2020 for IOF MTBO events (valid from 1 February 2020)    Competition Rules 2020 booklet
  
• Special Rules and Programme for MTBO World Cup 2020      
• Rules for European MTBO Championships (valid from 1 January 2016)
• Procedure for allocating WMTBOC long distance start slots - valid for 2020
• Presentation for athletes and coaches on key rules of major IOF events (by Sandor Talas, February 2017, Version 1)
• IOF approved electronic punching systems: please see paragraph about IT on the subsite Information and Documents for Organisers and Event Advisers 
• IOF Anti-Doping Rules  
• World Ranking Scheme Rules  (March 2019)
• other rules documents

Guidelines

• Guidelines for mass start and relay competitions 
• Guidelines for quarantine zones  
  
• Guidelines Wild Card (rule 12.18) and application form  
  
• Guidelines World Ranking Events 
  
• Guidelines backup SIACs (SPORTident)  

IOF Athletes Licence
Starting with the ski orienteering season 2015/16, the IOF implemented an Athletes' Licence. The licence is needed for athletes participating in Senior World Championships and World Cup competitions. The annual licence fee is € 30 per athlete.

• Information on the IOF Athletes Licence on the IOF website.
• List of all licenced athletes:  On this list you can also see if the athlete has a registered signed application and/or a registered payment. If anything is wrong in this list or you miss anything, please contact the IOF Office (iof_AT_orienteering.org).

In order to be prepared and licenced for the World Cups all active and potential World Cup athletes should sign the form and send it to the IOF Office. This can be done well in advance, regardless of whether the athlete will be an actual WCup participant. The annual licence fee will have to be paid only when applicable, i.e. when national team managers have decided the team members. The fee must be paid at the latest 10 days before the event for all World Cup participants.

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MTBO Rules for athletes and coaches
On 26 February 2017 Sandor Talas, IOF Senior Event Adviser, gave an online presentation on the competition rules of major IOF MTBO events (World Champs, World Cup, European Champs).