Russian Orienteering Federation Explained

Russian Orienteering Federation
Area Served:	Russia
Homepage:	http://rufso.ru/

The Russian Orienteering Federation (Федерация спортивного ориентирования (ФСО)) is the Russian national organisation of orienteering. It is a suspended Member of the International Orienteering Federation.^[1]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Orienteering Federation suspended the membership of the Russian Orienteering Federation.^[2] The IOF also disallowed Russian orienteering athletes from participating in IOF events, even as neutral athletes, cancelled all organising rights for IOF events and activities in Russia, and suspended all Russian members appointed to IOF official bodies.^[2]

See also

• Russian orienteers

External links

• rufso.ru (Russian) Official website of the Russian Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on June 30, 2008)
• orienteering.org.ru (Russian) Unofficial website of the Russian Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on June 30, 2008)

Notes and References

1. Web site: IOF Member Federations. 2008-06-20. International Orienteering Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20080618185711/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?%2Fiof2006%2Fiof%2Fmember_federations%2Fiof_member_federations. 2008-06-18. dead.
2. Web site: The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) suspends the membership of its Russian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | International Orienteering Federation .