Postponement has been decided for the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai.
The new dates are being arranged.
Please note that the followings are the information before the postponement was confirmed.

Orienteering is a sport that involves running through control points indicated on a specially-created map in as little time as possible with the help of a compass. It is a challenging sport that requires map-reading skills, navigation skills and both mental and physical strength. Forest orienteering takes place in a hilly area and is divided into middle-distance and long-distance events depending on the distance or time limit.

[Schedule]
　Tuesday, 24th May - Saturday, 28th May 2022

[Venue]
　Hachi Highland ＜Yabu City, Hyogo＞
　Sugigasawa Highland ＜Yabu City, Hyogo＞
　Uwano Highland ＜Kami Town, Hyogo＞
　Hachikita Highland ＜Kami Town, Hyogo＞
　Mineyama Highland ＜Kamikawa Town, Hyogo＞

(General Category)

Event	Gender	Age Categories *	Grade
Sprint / Forest Qualifications	Men / Women	35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+	―
Sprint / Middle Distance Finals	Men / Women	35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+	Based on the qualification races, the qualifiers will be split into A-final B-final and so on in each age category.
Long Distance Final	Men / Women	35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+	Based on the classification by the results of forest qualification, a certain number of athletes will be changed (upgraded or downgraded) depending on the results of the Middle Distance Final.

* Classes for older competitors are offered if there are entrants to these classes.

None

Age Requirement

Minimum age is 35 (born on or before 31st December 1987)

[Date]
　Event Center (EC) will be opened at the below date and time.
　　Thursday, 19th May 2022, 12:00 - 20:00　Kobe EC
　　Friday, 20th May 2022, 9:00 - 20:00　Kobe EC
　　Saturday, 21st May 2022, 9:00 - 15:00　Sprint Qualification Venue
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　16:00 - 20:00　Kobe EC
　　Sunday, 22nd May 2022, 9:00 - 15:00　Sprint Final Venue
　　　　　　　　　　　　　16:00 - 20:00　Kobe EC
　　Monday, 23rd May 2022, 9:00 - 12:00　Kobe EC
　　　　　　　　　　　　　16:00 - 21:00　Yabu EC
　　Tuesday, 24th May 2022, 9:00 - 21:00　Yabu EC
　　Wednesday, 25th May 2022, 8:00 - 16:00　Forest Qualification Venue
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 17:00 - 20:00　Yabu EC
　　Thursday, 26th May 2022, 8:00 - 16:00　Middle Distance Final Venue
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　17:00 - 20:00　Yabu EC
　　Friday, 27th May 2022, 10:00 - 20:00　Yabu EC
　　Saturday, 28th May 2022, 8:00 - 16:00　Long Distance Final Venue
　　Sunday, 29th May 2022, 8:00 - 12:00　Yabu EC (by phone only)

[Venue]
　Event Center (EC):
　　Kobe EC: The event center will be attached to the Hyogo Masters Village (Duo Kobe “Duo Dome”)
　　Yabu EC: A booth will be set up in the roadside station “Yoka Tajima-no-kura”

[Remarks]
　Upon receiving entry for the orienteering competition, competitors will receive a variety of handouts, including the bulletin 2 (program), numbered bibs, SI (for rental), model event map, various vouchers and the like.
　At the EC, information on the completion as well as information on transportation, accommodation, tourism and the like will be provided.

Those who do not have an SI card can rent one from the organiser.