Event Details (v 0.7)

Latest update 27/8 00:30. Please check this info again before the race.

Welcome to the VOC Sprint Weekend 2023 - the biggest so far with close to 300 participants from 30 countries! 😀

Info for the Sunday event: Welcome to our VOC Café with coffee, cake, etc. before and after the race.
It's another hot day: stay hydrated!
Entry on the day for the Sprint relay possible as long as maps are available.

Stage 1 Results/Split times Photos

Stage 2 Total Results/Split times Photos 1 Photos 2

Total Results (Stage 3) Sprint Relay Results Photos (soon)

Check-in - Number bibs

Check-in opens Sunday 09:00 at the event center Wasserrettung.
Collect your number bib (reuse your own safety pins; provided if you don't have any). Check your bib number in the start list.
Your start times for Friday+Saturday are printed on the number bib. Due to some small changes/requests, in few cases these are different than online. The start times of the start list counts!
Rental Sportident cards are available.
Pay unpaid entry fees.
Collect Sprint Relay number bibs; or register for the Sprint Relay

Start times & Number bibs

Information

Go to : Sunday : Relay

Social Media

Please follow @viennaochallenge on Instagram and Facebook, tag us & use #viennaochallenge when posting about VOC 😊

Overview Map

Arena locations and embargoed areas

Fair Play Rules

All participants are expected to abide by the following:

Read all the information and be aware of the risks involved.
Follow the instructions provided by the organisers at all times.
Respect other participants and the general public.
Respect out of bounds areas and impassable features: it is your responsibility to know the map symbols! No wall or fence mapped as forbidden-to-cross may be crossed, even if they appear to be passable. Areas mapped by a olive green, dark green, purple colour are not to be entered. Such areas might be flower beds, hedges, private gardens, or construction sites. Failure to comply results in disqualification.
Cross all roads and deal with traffic safely - take the time to be safe and aware.
Maps are not collected after the finish. Don't show it to other participants before their start.

Maps & Courses

Maps drawn 2023 by Erik Simkovics (ISSprOM 2019-2). Courses by Anna Simkovics (Friday + Sunday) and Erik Simkovics (Saturday + Relay).
In the forest parts of the maps, medium green (Vegetation: walk) and undergrowth is used to show slow runnability. White forest typically provides good running, but anything with green stripes or green should be avoided.
Maps printed on waterproof paper. Printing and paper quality of training and warm-up map is not the same as the competition map.

Special symbols:

First Aid

Defibrillator (AED) and First aid kit available at the finish. It is very hot, drink enough! Tap water stations on the way to start and in the finish areas.

Bag depot & Changing area

Dedicated area for your belongings during the race at the event center. Tent for changing (Friday + Sunday) or changing room (Saturday) available. Organisers do not take any responsibility for lost items.

Start Procedure

Line up in the correct lane (category)
Call up - 2 min before your start
1. Clear SI-card
2. Check SI-card (SIAC on)
3. Control descriptions (also on the map)
1 min before your start - Go to the correct map box for your course.
At the start signal
1. take your map
2. PUNCHING START WITH SI CARD: insert your chip in the start unit and go! The marked route from the map issue point to the start point is mandatory. The start point is marked with a big start triangle in the terrain.

Free Start time

Only in Kids class.

Late Start

If you can't make it to your start time please check with the start officials - you may need to wait until the last runner has started on your course.

Newcomers: Guide for Newcomers
Finish: On each day there is a common last control (no. 100) for all courses. Follow the marked route to the finish and swipe (SIAC card) or punch (SI card) at the Finish control to record your finish time and then proceed straight to Download. If you have hired an SI card, please return it after your last race of the weekend (Lost/unreturned SI-Card fee 72 €).
Race Format: 3-stage sprint orienteering with overall ranking based on time. Mispunched runners receives the time of the last runner on the day + 3 minutes penalty for the overall ranking (or the actual time if it is worse).
Prizegiving: Sunday 13:30, prizes for the top 3 in the overall ranking in each class & top 6 elite runners.
Control descriptions: Printed on the map for all courses. Loose control description (symbols) available in the Start lanes for all classes except Kids (just on the map). Text descriptions for Newcomers, Experience, Youth on the map.
Timing system: Sportident, touch-free enabled. Competitors with a SIAC will be able to use touch-free punching, classic Sportident users will punch manually. You can buy a new SIAC touchfree at the Event Center.
Live Results: Follow live results online during the competitions. Overall ranking and split times on the event website after each stage.
Live Results

OL-Shop

OL-Shop is offering Click & Collect during the weekend: Please place an order online or send an email to [email protected] if you want to buy a particular item (click & collect at the event check-in).

Environmentally friendly.

Vienna O Challenge is an eco-friendly event of the City of Vienna.

Take public transport or bike to the venues.
Bring your own bottle: Tap water stations with fresh mountain spring water available at the event arenas.
Waste is separately collected.
We use existing infrastructure, while keeping the arena locations close to the orienteering terrain.
We don't produce printed event flyers. Tell your friends about the event! 😊

Last minute entries on Sunday - as long as maps available.