{"id":2576,"date":"2026-07-13T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/a-stafeta-nalunk-genova-utan-veszprem-kovetkezik\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:40:07","slug":"the-baton-is-in-our-hands-after-genoa-veszprem-is-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/the-baton-is-in-our-hands-after-genoa-veszprem-is-next\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baton Is in Our Hands: After Genoa, Veszpr\u00e9m Is Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>A delegation from the WOC 2027 organising team attended the World Championships in Genoa. The visit formed an important part of our preparations, providing first-hand experience of the delivery of the competitions, the operation of the arenas and behind-the-scenes processes, as well as the high-quality services provided for athletes, teams, the media and spectators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The lessons learned from what we saw, our personal discussions and the experiences shared by the Italian organisers will all be incorporated into our work over the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>At the closing ceremony of the World Championships in Genoa, Mikl\u00f3s Mets, Chair of the WOC 2027 Organising Committee, received the IOF flag. The moment represented both an honour and a responsibility: Hungary will host the next World Orienteering Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The 2027 World Orienteering Championships will take place from 9 to 14 August in Veszpr\u00e9m and the Bakony\u2013Balaton region. The programme will include the Middle Distance Qualification and Final, the Long Distance and the Relay. Following Zalaegerszeg in 1983 and Miskolc in 2009, Hungary will welcome the world\u2019s best orienteers for the third time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span>The Road to WOC 2027<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Preparations began in June this year with the Hungarian Middle Distance and Relay Championships and the accompanying WOC 2027 training camp. Over the coming year, further competitions and official training camps will provide athletes with opportunities to prepare for the World Championships:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong><span>3\u20134 October 2026: <\/span><\/strong><span>Honv\u00e9d Cup \u2013 Gold World Ranking Event<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>3\u20136 October 2026: <\/strong>Official WOC 2027 Training Camp<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>2\u20134 April 2027: <\/strong>Honv\u00e9d Cup \u2013 Gold World Ranking Event<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>2\u20136 April 2027: <\/strong>Official WOC 2027 Training Camp<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>15\u201318 July 2027: <\/strong>WOC 2027 Selection Races<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>These preparatory events will give athletes the opportunity to become familiar with Veszpr\u00e9m, terrain similar to that of the World Championships, and the style of the mapmakers and course setters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The journey from Genoa to Veszpr\u00e9m has now entered a new phase. The flag is in our hands and preparations continue \u2013 in August 2027, Hungary will once again become the centre of the orienteering world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span>Find Your Way!<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Sprint World Orienteering Championships have concluded in Genoa. However, the closing ceremony marked more than just the end of this year\u2019s World Championships: with the handover of the IOF flag, the World Championships baton was symbolically passed to Hungary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-woc2027"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions\/2581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woc2027.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}