Published on 17 March 2026
CISM Orienteering World Championships Information
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CISM WORLD MILITARY ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIP
Kaserne
CH – 6370 STANS-OBERDORF
Switzerland
Information office +41 79 828 09 55
www.cism2026.chAnti-Doping tests will be conducted in accordance with the CISM Regulations – Chapter IX, CISM Anti-Doping Rules, the concerned CISM Sports Regulations, the concerned International Federation Rules, and all WADA rules, mainly the World Anti-Doping Code, and the International Standard for Testing.
The number and type of tests, as well the athletes to be tested shall be determined by the CISM Anti-Doping commission. These procedures will follow the concerned CISM Test Distribution Plain (TDP).
In case an athlete has a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), the chief of delegation should send this TUE to the CISM GS until 30 days before the opening ceremony. This TUE will be submitted to the TUE commission to analysis and further approval.
Below are the Organizations Accredited by WADA to carry out the tests during the Championship:
Sample Collection Authority (SCA)
Swiss Sport Integrity (Anti-Doping Switzerland)
www.wada-ama.org/en/code-signatories
Accredited Laboratory
Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses (LAD)
Centre Hospitalier
Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne
www.wada-ama.org/en/accredited-laboratoriesDuring their stay in Switzerland the missions will be the guests of the Swiss Armed Forces from October 19th to 25th, 2026. Organizer can not host earlier arrivals or late departures. The accommodation in the barracks and the food for the CISM delegations will be paid by the organizer.
Special requests, like additional drinks or an hotel accommodation (the organizer must be informed during the registration), have to be paid by the delegation itself.
An adequate medical dispositif and first-aid cover will be provided.
IMPORTANT: Since Switzerland has no military hospitals, we will make use of private medical facilities if the need arises. These services arenot free, and the delegations need to have an insurance which would cover the entire cost of a treatment.
All costs have to be payed by the participating nation.
Monday, October 19th, 2026
Arrival of the missions
Check-in procedures
Unofficial Training
IOF Event Adivsor Course (CSC)Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
0800-1030 Preliminary meeting (uniform)
1000-1500 Model Event
1730-1830 Opening ceremony (uniform)Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
0900-1500 Competition: Long distance
1500-1530 Flower CeremonyThursday, October 22nd, 2026
1000-1500 Competition: Relay
1500-1530 Flower Ceremony
1700-2200 Reception of chief of mission (uniform), “Gift Exchange”Friday, October 23rd, 2026
0900-1600 Cultural Day
1900-2030 Enlarged CSC MeetingSaturday, October 24th, 2026
1000-1200 Competition: Sprint
1200-1230 Flower Ceremony
1230-1315 VIP Race
1700-1830 Closing ceremony (uniform) and award ceremony (uniform)
1930-2130 Closing banquet (uniform)Sunday, October 25th, 2026
Departure of the missions (until 1000)
Travelling expenses are at the charge of the missions. The organizers can meet the missions at the railway
station of Lucerne or at Zurich airport (ZRH).Transfer: Zurich – Stans 81km / 56min Lucerne – Stans 15km / 19min
The transports to sites of competitions are at the charge of the organizers.
Fronier regulations
For information about passports, visas and required vaccinations certificates for entering to Switzerland, please contact the Swiss embassy in your country.
How to get to Stans
By-air
Airport of ZurichBy rail
Geneva via Berne, Zurich, Basel and Lugano - LucerneBy road (Highway: exit “Stans Süd”)
Geneva (A1 and A2) via Berne and Lucerne
Zurich (A4/E41, A14 and A2) via Lucerne
Basel (A2, A1 and A2) via Lucerne
Lugano (A2)The embassy in Switzerland of each participating country should ask beforehand the military protocol of Federal Department of Defence in Bern for the permission to wear uniform during the championship.The form for the entry of military personnel into Swiss territory, which must be submitted through diplomatic channels by the participating nation, is attached to this information file.
The authorisation will be issued by the military protocol after the expiry of the late replacement phase (12 October 2026) and sent directly to the participating nations.
Temperature(Ø): 5.9° (max 11.3° / min 1°)
Sunlight: 5.5h
Rainfall (Ø): 118 mm / 10 days
Humidity: 80%
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