Dear fellow orienteers!
IOG (Istanbul Orienteering Group) invites you to “
Istanbul 5 days Orienteering Event” which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2-7 November 2010.
This is a multiday o-event taking place in two continents (Europe and Asia); in various parks, forests and even in the maze-style streets of huge and ancient
Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. On November 6, the day will be a
WRE (World Ranking Event) where many famous and professional runners will compete for .
IOG is organizing
Istanbul 5 days since 2004 within a joyful-amateur but hardworking team-spirit. Since the beginning, we are having a high level of participation from different countries. Last year, in 2009, 1028 competitors from 32 different countries participated to the event and returned back their home (with their words) “
I don’t regret a second
Good organization and nice competitions.” . According to a participant, Jan Kocbach, “
The Grand Bazar orienteering is one of the things all orienteers should have on their “Must-have-once-in-a-lifetime list” (
http://news.worldofo.com/2008/11/03/grand-bazar-orienteering-experience-in-istanbul/ )
In our website
http://www.ist5days.com/, you can find all the information about the event, accomodation possibilities in the center of old town, transportation, participation fees and more...
Bulletin 2 is already released and Bulletin 3 is on the way coming soon! You can also register online for the event in our website!
We are looking forward to see you in Istanbul and hope you will experience a wonderful time and orienteering experience in one of the oldest and most beautiful city in the world!
For more information: http://www.ist5days.com/
In behalf of Istanbul 5 days Organisation Committee and IOG,
Burç Aksoy
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