Invitation
Friendship Trophy
6-10. August 2025
Hungary - Austria
Organizers
Styrian Orienteering Federation
Bridge and Orienteering Club of Veszprém
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.
Competition center and camping
Csaliti Vendégház és Kemping, Szentgotthárd-Farkasfa, Hegyi utca 25.
Finish areas
1. day: Football place Apátistvánfalva
Apátistvánfalva, 9982 Magyarország
GPS: 46.905863, 16.253960
2. day: Football place Apátistvánfalva
Apátistvánfalva, 9982 Magyarország
GPS: 46.905863, 16.253960
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)
Competition comitee
Competition Manager: Viktor Hites
Course setters:
1., 3., and 5. day Ferenc Zelei 2. day István Marczis 4. day Viktor Hites
Controller: 1., 3. and 5. day Imre Engi, 2. day Ferenc Zelei, 4. day István Marczis
Program:
Wednesday 6. august 2024: Apátistvánfalva, Middle distance
Thursday, 7. august 2024: Apátistvánfalva, Middle distance
Friday, 8. august 2024 : Rábagyarmat, Middle distance
Saturday, 9. august 2024 : 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
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
Entry fees
till 30.06.2025.
-M/W18: 8 EUR/person/day
M/W21-: 12 EUR/person/day
Open for Beginners: 8 EUR/person/day
Open für Advanced: 12 EUR/person/day
between 01.07.2025. and 31.07.2025.
-M/W18: 10 EUR/person/day
M/W21-: 15 EUR/person/day
Open for Beginners: 8 EUR/person/day
Open für Advanced: 12 EUR/person/day
after 31.07.2025.
-M/W18: 12 EUR/person/day
M/W21-: 18 EUR/person/day
Open for Beginners: 8 EUR/person/day
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. If you prefer bank payment please send an email to viktor.hites@gmail.com for banking details!
Entry
- online: orienteeringonline.net
- e-mail: viktor.hites@gmail.com
Accommodation
- Csaliti Camping: https://csaliti.lapunk.hu/
- Camping Jennersdorf: https://www.campingclub.at/campingplatz/campingplatz_jennersdorf
- Camping Rauchwart: https://www.campingclub.at/campingplatz/camping_rauchwart
Accomodation in Őrség: https://www.orseg.info/hu/szallashely
Terrain
All five races will be held in beautiful and challenging forests near to the Austrian-Hungarian border. Runability will be really good. On all stages will be partly new maped areas.
Maps
Day 1: Apátistvánfalva 1:7500/5m
Day 2: Apátistvánfalva 1:7500/5m
Day 3: Rábagyarmat 1:7500/5m
Day 4: Olbendorf 1:7500/5m
Day 5: Olbendorf 1:7500/5m
All maps will be newly made or revised in 2025.
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: +36-30/3476356 or +43-650/4312494 e-mail: viktor.hites@gmail.com
Further information
- Final informations will be published 5 days before the competition.
- There will be refreshments for all the runners in the finish. It will be also a melone day 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., The communities of Apátistvánfalva, Rábagyarmat and Olbendorf, SKG OLG Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Csaliti Vendégház és Kemping, ASVÖ, Energie Steiermark, OLC Graz