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Shoes off, thank you, and please be seated for breakfast in Tokyo, Japan, 11.10.1999. Maria Sandström is on her way, with Park World Tour crew member Jan Fogeby and runners as Thomas H. Nielsen, Sabrina Meister-Fesseler, Håkan Eriksson, Steve Holmes and Tom Quayle around the table.

Shihoko Ochiai and Gunilla Svärd shared experiences after the race in Showa Kinen Park, together with organisers Shin Murakoshi and Kimiya Ochiai.

At what mountain did the PWT participants go training? Run with them in the anniversary book Made for loving it.

Do you sometimes feel like somebody’s watching you while orienteering? Even when you don’t have a GPS with you. Kristine Fjellanger and Quentin Rauturier might have gotten some experience like this on 24.10.2017 in the backyard of the Red Temple in Huairou, China.

How many extra pair of eyes were there in the forest? Count them in Made for loving it.

The Park World Tour race at Akershus fortress in Oslo 14.8.1999 brought orienteering back onto the main Norwegian TV channel, in a live broadcast. National team leaders Svein Jacobsen and Ragnar Weum offered the main actors a challenging course – watched by thousands on site and 117,000 by their TV screens.

What was the start interval at the race? Find your pace and the full map in Made for loving it.

The day between the races, the PWT group headed to the Great Wall, where you had a perfect chance of running your legs out. But but, who is here leading the group?

And who scored the victories in the following race on 27.10.2017? The answer you can find in Made for loving it.

Mao Jiaxin and the Park World Tour athletes in Glasgow, Scotland, 15.6.1999, were welcomed with joy by the boys at Stewart Memorial Fountain. The largest monument in Kelvingrove Park commemorates the Lord Provost that provided the city with fresh water.

Which IOF President was present at the PWT premiere in Great Britain? Made for loving it tells you more.

Though it was not the waves that forced the maneuvers, Asaf Avner seemed to be surfing out of the control on 29.10.2017 in the Green Dragon Lake park, holding his balance.

Check out more ways to surf from control to control in Made for loving it.

Having started and finished on a rock festival stage, 3.5 metres above ground, and successfully found 23 controls in the Vartiovuori park in central Turku, Finland, 11.6.1999, Gunilla Svärd receives another Park World Tour prize cheque. A banquet cruise on the Aura river is waiting.

Who won the men’s race? The photo gives you a clue. Catch the rest in Made for loving it.

During the World Orienteering Championships in Doksy, Czech Republic, between 3.–9.7.2021, you can buy the PWT book Made for loving it with special WOC discount price of 1000 Czech crowns (about 39€). The offer is naturally available to both athletes and spectators alike

During the WOC, you can find and buy the book from the Czech federation shop in the event centers.

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We also have book storages in Czech Republic, Sweden, Austria, and Italy giving you a possibility for a pick-up in certain events in these countries, thus saving the postal fee. For pick-up options, please contact Jaroslav Kacmarcik (jkpwt [a] hotmail.com) to enquire about this option – use the title “PWT book pickup” in the email.

Above the sounds and ships of Stockholm, Sweden, careful navigation brings Maria Sandström to a first Park World Tour victory at Skansen outdoor museum and zoo 23.4.1999. Johanna Asklöf flies in third, 3,6 seconds behind.

Which control is Johanna heading for? Check out the full course – and 120 more – in Made for loving it.

Hirokazu Osaki crossing from one of the many island to another in the Old Summer Palace of Beijing on 30.10.2017.

How many different islands did the athletes cross? Make your route choices and count your islands on the map in Made for loving it.