What Makes a Good Sprint Course?

This was the question that participants in the Swiss Orienteering course setting competition had to answer when they set an M10 and a WE course.

Start of the winning WE course

In its report, the jury summarized the most important points of a good sprint course and explained its decisions. Definitely worth reading.

The winner, Silvan Ulmann, is a familiar face: he was the course setter for the Knock-Out Sprint at the World Cup Final in Uster, which was voted Course of the Year 2025 in a WorldofO poll.

Winning courses of Silvan Ulmann: Concept / M10 / WE

OCAD AG provided each of the top three finishers in the course setting competition with a free annual license.

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