Information
Friendship Trophy
6-10. August 2025
Hungary - Austria
Organizers
Styrian Orienteering Federation
Bridge and Orienteering Club of Veszprém
OLC Graz
Form of competition
International 5-day Orienteering Event, single races with overall results.
Middle distance on all days.
This year's Friendship Cup will be held again in both countries Hungary and Austria!
We hope our race can help so to create friendly relationships between the athletes of both countries and of course also from many other countries.
We have entries this year from 12 countries!:)
Competition center and camping
Csaliti Vendégház és Kemping, Szentgotthárd-Farkasfa, Hegyi utca 25.
Finish areas
1. day: Fussballplatz Apátistvánfalva
7458 Apátistvánfalva, 9982 Magyarország
GPS: 46.905863, 16.253960
Attention change in the program:
2. day: On the strand of the Hársas lake
Hársas tó Szentgotthárd, 9970 Magyarország
GPS: 46.935057, 16.312957
3. day: Football place Rábagyarmat
Rábagyarmat, 9961 Magyarország
GPS: 46.942948, 16.412823
4. day: Olbendorf Mittermühle 7534
GPS: 47.177957, 16.208309
5. day: Olbendorf Mittermühle 7534
GPS: 47.177957, 16.208309
Categories
H/D (M/W) 12, 14, 15-18, 19A, 19B, 35, 45, 55, 65, 70, M75
Neulinge (Open for Beginners), Offen (Open for Advanced),
on Saturday Friendship Trophy Flex-O
Competition comitee
Competition Manager: Viktor Hites
Course setter: 1. Tag István Marczis 2. Viktor Hites 3. Tag Imre Engi 4. Tag István Marczis und Viktor Hites 5. Tag Ferenc Zelei und Viktor Hites
Controller: Imre Engi
Program:
Wednesday 6. august 2025: Apátistvánfalva, Middle distance
Thursday, 7. august 2025: Szentgotthárd, Middle distance
Friday, 8. august 2025 : Rábagyarmat, Middle distance
Saturday, 9. august 2025 : Olbendorf, Middle distance
Sunday, 10. august 2024 : Olbendorf, Middle distance
First starts:
Day 1: 16:00, Day 2: 10:00, Day 3: 10:00 Day 4: 10:00 Day 5: 10:00
From event centers to start on blue signs
1. day: 500 m 2. day: 1600/70 m, 3. day 900 m, 4. day 2000/60m 5. day 1900/60 m
From finish to event centers
1. day: 500 m, 2. day: 1600 m, 3. day 1000 m, 4. day 1400 m 5. day 600 m
Free time activities:
- Hungary bathing at the beach of Lake Hársas (no entry fee) or in Szentgotthárd Spa.
- Austria bathing at the Lake Königsdorf, open-air swimming pool in Jennersdorf or Fürstenfeld
- For sights in Őrség-area see: https://www.orseg.info/hu/info/latnivalok
- Thermal spas in south-east Styria: Therme Loipersdorf, Bad Blumau, Bad Waltersdorf, Therme Stegersbach
Entries on the venue
-H/D(M/W)18 : 12 EUR/person/day
H/D (M/W) 21-: 18 EUR/person/day
Neulinge (Open for Beginners): 8 EUR/person/day
Offen (Open für Advanced): 12 EUR/person/day
Timing
SportIdent-System with SI-Air will be used. Please state your SI-number when entering for the competition. Chips can be rented in the competition center for 2 EUR/day. No rental fee for under 14s.
Payments
In cash at the competition center.
Late entries:
- e-mail: viktor.hites@gmail.com
Accommodation
- Csaliti Camping Szentgotthárd-Farkasfa: https://www.facebook.com/csalitivendeghaz/
- Camping Jennersdorf: https://www.campingclub.at/campingplatz/campingplatz_jennersdorf
Unterkünfte in Őrség: https://orseg.info/services/accomodation
Terrain
All five races will be held in beautiful and challenging forests near to the Austrian-Hungarian border. Runability will be really good.
Maps
1. day: Apátistvánfalva Új-Balázsfalva, 1: 7500/5m
2. day: Zsida-patak, 1:7500/5m
3. day: Rábagyarmat Rábel-kápolna, 1:7500/5m
4. day: Olbendorf Greinerwald, 1:7500/5m
5. day: Olbendorf Hasierwald, 1:7500/5m
All maps will be newly made or revised in 2025.
Maps are pretex in A4.
Prizes
Gift prizes for the winners of each category on all 5 stages. The first 3 places in each category of the overall ranking will be rewarded with medals and non-cash prizes. The winners receive trophies.
Information
Viktor Hites Tel: +3630/347-63-56 or +436504312494 e-mail: viktor.hites@gmail.com
Further information
- There will be refreshments for all the runners in the finish. It will be also a melone day om Saturday as usual.:)
- All started runners have to report back in the finish, even if they have given up.
- Any commercial activities during the competition are subject to permission of the organizers.
- Each participant starts at their own risk!
- Each participant agrees to the publication of photos taken during the competition and to the publication of the results in the Internet.
Our partners Báva Bt., SKG OLG Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, OLC Graz, Csaliti Vendégház és Kemping, Energie Steiermark, Biohof Marth