Editing Orienteering (section)

===International===
At international level, the [[International Orienteering Federation]] (IOF)<ref name=iof_about_us>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/about_us
 |title        = About us
 |publisher    = International Orienteering Federation
 |access-date   = 2008-08-11
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080802131135/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?%2Fiof2006%2Fiof%2Fabout_us
 |archive-date = 2008-08-02
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> defines rules and guidelines<ref name=iof-rules1>{{cite web |url=http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/document_library/rules_and_guidelines |title=Rules and Guidelines |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |access-date=2008-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925141301/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?%2Fiof2006%2Fdocument_library%2Frules_and_guidelines |archive-date=September 25, 2008 }}</ref> which [[Sport governing body|govern]] four orienteering sports: [[foot orienteering]], [[mountain bike orienteering]], [[Ski-orienteering|ski orienteering]], and [[trail orienteering]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/about_us |title=About us |access-date=2008-05-26 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034421/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?%2Fiof2006%2Fiof%2Fabout_us |archive-date=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is based in Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orienteering.sport/iof/governance-and-organisation/iof-office/|title=IOF Office|access-date=2022-07-25|publisher=International Orienteering Federation|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725105746/https://orienteering.sport/iof/governance-and-organisation/iof-office/|archive-date=2022-07-25}}
</ref> and it claims on its website to aim to "spread the sport of orienteering, to promote its development and to create and maintain an attractive world event programme."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/vision_and_values |title=Vision and values |access-date=2008-05-26 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034611/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?%2Fiof2006%2Fiof%2Fvision_and_values |archive-date=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 1977 the IOF has been recognised by the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]].<ref name=iof_pastpresent>{{cite web|url=http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/past_present|title=Past & Present|publisher=International Orienteering Federation|access-date=2008-09-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802131200/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?%2Fiof2006%2Fiof%2Fpast_present|archive-date=2008-08-02}}</ref>