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==Variations== Orienteering sports combine significant [[navigation]] with a specific method of travel. Because the method of travel determines the needed equipment and tactics, each sport requires specific rules for competition and guidelines for orienteering event logistics and [[Course (orienteering)|course]] design. [[International Orienteering Federation]], the governing body of the sport, currently sanctions the following four disciplines as official disciplines in the sport of orienteering: * [[Foot orienteering]] (FootO)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orienteering {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/orienteering/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> * [[Mountain bike orienteering]] (MTBO)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTB Orienteering {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/mtbo/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> * [[Ski orienteering]] (SkiO)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ski Orienteering {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/skio/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> * [[Trail orienteering]] (TrailO)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail Orienteering {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/trailo/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> Moreover, [[International Amateur Radio Union]] (IARU) sanctions the following orienteering sport: * [[Amateur radio direction finding]] (Radio orienteering or ARDF) [including variants [[Fox Oring]] and [[Radio Orienteering in a Compact Area]] (ROCA)] Other orienteering disciplines include, but are not limited to: * [[Biathlon orienteering]] * [[Canoe orienteering]] * [[Car orienteering]] * [[Mountain marathon]]ing * [[Mounted orienteering]] * [[Rogaining]] * [[Underwater orienteering]] (disputed; may be classified instead as a form of [[scuba diving]]) * Sport Labyrinth β micro orienteering [[Adventure racing]] is a combination of two or more disciplines, and usually includes orienteering as part of the [[Racing|race]].
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