The Ministry of Education, the Secretary s Office of State of Education, the Director of the School Sport Department, together with the Municipalities of Leiria and Marinha Grande, and the Portuguese Federation of Orienteering, organize the event. We will do our best to ensure the success of this event and guarantee a pleasant stay to all the participants. We are pleased to inform you that the Executive Committee of ISF has decided that Portugal will host the World School Sport Meeting in Orienteering . Bulletin No. 1 contains the first informations of ISF Orienteering Meeting. This competition is organized by the Ministry of Education, the Secretary s Office of State of Education, the Director of the School Sport Department, together with the Municipalities of Leiria and Marinha Grande, and the Portuguese Federation of Orienteering.
All countries are free to enter the competition.
A country must enter a school team in a category before entering a selected team in that category. Only when a school team is entered will a selected team be accepted. The runners must be students from the same school chosen to participate in the championships, whom have been attending the same school regularly from the beginning of the school year 2001-2002. Admitted to participate students born between 1.1.1985 31.12.1988. Heads of Delegation must present documents, which prove that the pupils have attended courses in the participating school in the school year 2001-2002, and are still in attendance.