Foot orienteering
 The international orienteering symbol | |
| Highest governing body | International Orienteering Federation |
|---|---|
| First played | 28 May 1893, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Non-contact |
| Team members | Individual |
| Mixed-sex | Separate categories |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Equipment | Map, compass |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No, though recognised by the IOC, no Olympic games have yet included orienteering as a sport. |
| World Games | 2001 – present |
Foot orienteering (usually referred to as simply Orienteering or FootO for short) is the oldest formal orienteering sport, and the one with the most events per year. Usually, a FootO is a timed race in which participants start at staggered intervals, are individually timed, and are expected to perform all navigation on their own, GPS devices of any kind is not allowed and should be removed prior to the start of the event. The control points are shown on the orienteering map indicated by a small purple circle where the control point may be anywhere in said circle but typically near the center and must be visited in the specified order on the side of the map. Standings are determined by the fastest successful completion of the course.
FootO is one of four orienteering disciplines governed by the International Orienteering Federation.