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Orienteering is a sports activity in which the participants move as quickly as they can across an
unknown area, usually a forest, to reach the final point. On their way they have to visit some
checkpoints, choosing the quickest route between them.
The activity started in Scandinavia at the end of the 19th century as a training exercise in land
navigation for military officers, but it quickly gained popularity among ordinary people, with the first
competition open to the public held in Norway in 1897.
Taking part in an orienteering game requires good navigational skills as the competitors need to use a
compass and a map to locate all the necessary points on their route, not to mention the fact that they
need to be really fit to run fast in a difficult terrain.
Nowadays orienteering is a popular sport in many countries, with plenty of different types of
international competitions, although the Olympic Games are still not one of them. The most common
types of orienteering include the competitors moving on foot, mountain bikes or skis.
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1 During an orienteering competition the participants must find the fastest way between a few _______________.
2 The first orienteering competition for _______________ was organised in 1897.
3 To do orienteering you need to be very _______________ and have good navigational skills.
4 At present orienteering _______________ an Olympic discipline