Orienteering in Mauritius

The tiny island of Mauritius lies in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar. Last November, Orienteering Mauritius held a 3 Days of Orienteering carnival facilitated by Park World Tour (PWT) www.parkworldtour.org/ with a reported 180 participants. Here is part of their report.

Mauritius 3 Days Orienteering 2022 was a success

The first ever Mauritius 3 Days Orienteering concluded with Sprints in the SSR Botanical Gardens. Earlier, the first stage (Sprint) took place in Palmar Beach and the second in Domaine de Lagrave (Middle Distance). The 3 Days event was organized in collaboration between Orienteering M, Park World Tour, the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports & Recreation, and the Ministry of Education. The aim of PWT was to transfer as much knowledge as possible about organizing an orienteering event to Orienteering Mauritius (Orienteering M), and day by day, the locals took more and more responsibility on the key event features.

In total, there were 90 international participants led by elites such as Yannick Michiels(BEL), Megan Carter-Davies(GBR), and Øystein Kvaal Østerbø (NOR), and many experienced masters orienteers from Europe. Almost the same number of locals were keen to try orienteering. Some of the locals were competing on the same courses as the M/W21 classes, while for some it was “Fun & Experience” as they were introduced to orienteering for the first time.

survey & cartography

X. 2021: Roman Horký, Petr Hranička

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Mauritius of course offered a lot more than just orienteering. The participants got to enjoy various kinds of nature trails, attractions, beaches, excellent local food, swimming and snorkelling in the ocean, as well as other activities offered by this beautiful country.

Map manager: John Domah - orienteeringm@gmail.com

The plan is that the Mauritius 3 Days Orienteering will continue to take place in the following years. If you missed it this time, the next opportunity likely awaits in 2023.