VOC 2026 · Event Briefing

VOC SPRINT WEEKEND 2026

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Last-minute registration

Late entries possible online.
Entry-on-the-day: Newcomers, Experience, Direct, Team Challenge, Kids classes and Sprint relay

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General information

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Overview map

Locations & Embargoed Areas

Fair play

Read all info and be aware of the risks involved.
Respect other participants and the general public.
Respect out-of-bounds areas and impassable features: learn the sprint map symbols. No wall or fence mapped as forbidden-to-cross may be crossed. Olive green, dark green, and purple areas are not to be entered. Crossing these areas/features leads to disqualification; if noticed later or crossed accidentally and self-reported, a 5 min penalty applies.
Cross roads with traffic safely.
Maps are not collected at finish. Do not show your map to runners who have not yet started.

Maps & courses

Brand new sprint orienteering maps by Erik Simkovics. Scale 1:3000, 1:4000 (Elite), contours 2m, ISSprOM 2019-2 v6. Printed on water- and tear-proof material.
Control descriptions on map; loose descriptions at start.
Special symbols: Prominent man-made feature (black “O”) = play object; Tap-water station (blue square).
Artificial barriers: shown with symbol 708. They are marked on the ground with tape on hard surfaces or physically taped off.
Out of bounds areas (709) are usually not taped off (e.g. roads).

First aid

Defibrillator (AED) and first aid kit at the finish.

Bag depot

Dedicated area at the event center, lockers at stage 2. Organisers are not responsible for lost items.

Entry on the day

Register at the Event Center until the first start time each day. Free start times. Categories: Direct, Team Challenge (2–3 persons with 1 chip), Kids, Newcomers, Experience (no timekeeping).

OL-Shop

OL-Shop with compasses, SI and control description holders on Friday 16:00–18:00. Cash or card. Other requested items (e.g. shoes) via the click & collect form.

Green Event

We encourage you to travel to the events by public transport or bike.
Please note that almost the entire city of Vienna is a short-stay parking zone (Monday-Friday 9 am - 10 pm - this applies for the Thursday and Friday event).
Tap water stations at the pre-start area on all stages.
If you need an invoice for your booking, please download. We are not providing paper receipts.

Outdoor venues

Bring a mat or towel to relax before and after the races & swimwear for the Beach stage and take a dip in the New Danube after the race.

Number bibs

Event Center opens Friday 16:00 on the sports field at Church Glanzing.
Collect your number bib for the whole weekend (check your bib in the Start list). Number bibs are available every day at the meeting point. If you registered after 30 Aug, go to Event Info to collect your bib.
Rental Sportident cards available at Event Info.

Start procedure

Arrive in time for your slot to enter the start box 3 min before start.

3 min before: Clear & Check SI-Card.
2 min before: take control descriptions; line up in your category lane.
1 min before: go to the Map box for your course.
Start signal: take your map. Punching start with SI-Card at the start unit and go. The marked route to the start point is mandatory.

Free start time: Direct, Team Challenge, Kids, Newcomers & Experience — Fri 17:45–19:00; Sat 10:15–11:30; Sun 10:00–11:10.

Late start: speak to start officials; you may need to wait until the last runner on your course.

Stages

Cooperation with the Wiener Sprint Serie:
Sprint event with timing in Türkenschanzpark alongside the VOC Open Training. Meeting from 17:30, free start 18:00–19:10. Entry fee 8 EUR.
3 courses: Short (C), Middle (B), Long (A)
Event Info. Register online or on-site.

VOC Open Training: sprint loops 18:15–19:30 (controls without Sportident). No registration needed. Participation is for free.

Paulinenwarte, Dänenstraße, 1180 Wien

Public transport: Dänenstraße
Facilities: Toilets at the park entrance.

Meeting from 16:00 at Church Glanzing
Start 17:45–19:00
Courses close 19:50

Krottenbachstraße 120, 1190 Wien

Public transport: Glanzing (Bus 35A)
Facilities: Toilets inside the building.
Warm-up: On the way to the start and south of the event center.
Start: Max 500 m — follow marked route.
Course info: Roads will be crossed — obey traffic rules.
Hedges: do not cross vegetation mapped forbidden-to-pass, even if you find a small gap. The map counts.
Crossing results in a 5 min penalty (please self-report).

Gates: it will be necessary to open park gates during the race.

Meeting from 9:00 at USI Sportzentrum Spitalgasse
Start 10:15–11:30
Courses close 12:20
Event center closes 13:00

Access to the Event Center: Spitalgasse 14, 1090 Wien
The Event Center is in the University Sports Center Spitalgasse. Enter through the building, exit on the upper floor to reach the finish area.

Facilities: Changing rooms, lockers (2 € coin), showers and toilets.
Warm-up: Warm-up map to start.
Course info: Road with tram will be crossed — be cautious and obey traffic rules.

Meeting from 9:00 at Copa Beach
Start 10:00–11:15
Courses close 12:00
Relay briefing 12:25
Relay start 12:40
Prizegiving 13:45

Access to the Event Center
Wasserrettung, Am Donaupark 1, 1220 Wien
The Event Center is a 700 m walk from the metro station U1 VIC Kaisermühlen. Only the marked route on Google Maps may be used to reach the Event Center.

Facilities

Mobile toilets at the arena.

Start

800 m. Start list TBA Saturday evening.

Warm-up

Warm-up map to start.

Course info

Map flip for most courses: course continues on the back side of the map with symbol 715.
Multilevel-structures:
Multilevel map sample

Example map excerpt (multi-level)

A: Spiral stairs are allowed.
B: Multi-level — familiarise yourself with bridge/tunnel entrance and area-passable-at-two-levels symbols.
C: Road forbidden to cross — use underpass.

For safety reasons, metro stations (not mapped) are forbidden to be used during the course.

Awards

Top 3 overall (3-day total) in all classes except Direct & Experience. Prizes for all Kids runners completing all 3 days.

Run a sprint relay with fun forked courses. No team? Find a relay partner during the weekend!

Race format: 2 runners/team. Each runs twice (Leg 1&3 or 2&4); 4 legs total. Open running order.
Classes: Open Relay (17+): 1.6 + 1.2 km. Youth (–16) & Masters (45+): 1.4 + 1.2 km.
Registration: Register here. Runner's Bank: come to Event Info. Team lineups: [email protected].
Teams: Start list — check running order and SI cards.
SportIdent: Make sure SI numbers for runner 1 & 2 are correct.
Briefing: 12:25 — changeover procedure.
Start check-in: All 1st-leg runners by 12:35. 2nd-leg runners: clear & check SI in time.
One map / team: First runner receives one A4 with four smaller maps (2 front, 2 back), handed over between runners. Use map matching leg number (1&3 orange bib; 2&4 blue bib).
Courses: Forked. Check codes and visit in order. Descriptions with codes printed for each leg.
Start: 12:40 all classes. First-leg runners line up 5 min before at assigned position. Marked route to start point mandatory on all legs.
Changeover: Cross finish (punch/swipe SI), proceed to barrier and hand map to next runner.
After changeover: Download. Clear & check SI before your next run.
Awards: Top 3 Mixed Teams.

Example bib colors & layout

Example map layout

Event team

Event Director: Erik Simkovics
Controls: Matthias Poell, Vito Satrapa, Fabian Götze, Andreas Mayer
IT & Timekeeping: Erich Göschl, Beni Altmann
Design: Isabel Seelmann
Courses: Anna Simkovics (Stage 1), Erik Simkovics (2 & 3, Relay)
Start Area: Werner Burmann, Christina Broinger, Frederic Genevois, Florian Altmann, Andreas Cart
Event Info: Bernd Aichner, Sophie Altmann, Fabian Götze, Florian Roth
Arena: Sabine Altmann, Gunnel Nilsson, Tilman Keskinöz, Anna Shyta
Photography: Robert Altmann
Prize giving: Anna Simkovics & Elena Kreitz
Logistics / OL-Shop: Erich Simkovics
Post-race controls: Dmitry Osadchuk, Marina Skern
Controllers: Wenyao, Beni Altmann