PORTUGAL O’ MEETING

Agenda

• What is Orienteering?

• Orienteering Disciplines

• History of POM

• Event Programme

• Technical Information

ACTIVITY

SPORT COMPETITION

- Present in multiple activities of men

- As old as men itself

- Support of other activities

- 100 years of existance

- Practiced on the 5 Continents

- Aiming to be an Olimpic Sport

What is Orienteering?

NATURE SPORT

Orienteering is about choosing the ideal path among control points and running trough it as fast as possible, on an unknown course set in an unknown terrain using a specific map, only with the help of a compass.

What is Orienteering?

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Orieenteering Disciplines

16 Editions – 1996 : Mafra– 1997 : Ovar– 1998 : Praia do Meco– 1999 : Tomar– 2000 : Estarreja– 2001 : Arcos de Valdevez – 2002 : Marinha Grande– 2003 : Paredes de Coura/Viana do Castelo– 2004 : Évora– 2005 : Chaves / Montalegre

History of POM

16 Editions – 2006 : Abrantes– 2007 : S.Pedro do Sul– 2008 : Faro / Tavira– 2009 : Mora– 2010 : Figueira da Foz– 2011 : Alter do Chão, Crato and

Portalegre

History of POM

Portugal’O’Meeting is a foot orienteering event, with four stages, 2 of middle distance and 2 of long distance. The event is included on the Portuguese National Cup organized by the Portuguese Orienteering Federation and the event held on the 7th will be counting to the World League of the Orieentering International Federation (IOF WRE)

Portugal O’ Meeting

Alter do Chão – Crato - Portalegre05 till 08 March

Programme

Middle and Long Distance

Portalegre07, 08 March

Middle DistanceCrato06 March,

Long DistanceAlter do Chão05 March,

Training campsCrato and Alter do Chão

03 and 04 March,

- MapsTechnical Information

First Day:Typical Alentejo terrain with many rocky and vegetation details and a few paths. Fast runability with some vegetation.

Map scale of 1/10.000 and 1/15.000, with contour distance of 5m.

Technical Information - Maps

2nd day:Herdade do Gamito / Couto da Arnela. Typical Alentejo terrain with high density of rocky and vegetation elements.

Map scale of 1/10.000, with contour distance of 5m.

Technical Information - Maps

3rd and 4rd day:Herdade de Entre - RibeirasAlentejo terrain with high density of rocky and vegetation elements.WRE World Ranking Event

Map scale of 1/10.000 and 1/15.000, with contour distance of 5m.

Male – 13/15/17/20/M21 A-B-E, 35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75/80/85

Female – 13/15/17/20/W21 A-E, 35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75/80/85

Open Classes – OPT 1, OPT 2, OPT3, OPT4

39 Classes:

Technical Information

20 – Different courses set each day

230 – Control Flags and Stations

Courses:

Technical Information

36 km – Distance to run in the Male Elite Class always choosing best options.

2007 – 1500; 800 foreigners from 30 different countries.

2008 – 1300; 600 foreigners from 28 different countries.

2009 – 1650; 850 foreigners from 28 different countries.

2010 – 1850; 1225 foreigners from 32 different countries.

Entries of runners:

Statistics

2011 Prevision

2000 runners – 32 countries 1300 foreigners

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