Pre-2017 Days
There is scanty literature about the history  and introduction of Orienteering in Mauritius. However, it is believed that Mr  Jaroslav Kacmarcik ( member of the IOF technical team)pioneered orienteering in 2009 and designed 3 tracks, namely at Corps de Garde, Pamplemousses and Blue-Bay. Mr Gilbert Queland is also credited to have pioneered 'orienteering races' at Domaine de Lagrave.  Orienteering was also been introduced in some secondary schools in Mauritius.

World Orienteering Day 2017

On Wednesday 24th May 2017, the second World Orienteering Day  took place all over the world. New countries and territories as Cambodia, Lebanon, Philippines, Kosovo, Isle of Man, Malaysia, Costa Rica,Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Mauritius, Luxembourg and Antarctica celebrated WOD for the first time. In Mauritius, Association Civique Midlands (ACM) Super-Eagles is credited to be the first official authority to hosting the first ever WOD locally.

Official Establishment of Orienteering Mauritius
In 2018, Mr. Raj Chintaram initiated preliminary contacts with the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) for the promotion of the event in Mauritius. The first meeting for the establishment of Orienteering Mauritius was held at Mokaz, Helvetia on Wednesday 18th July 2018. During the said meeting, Mr. Anand Luchmun and Mr. Satchidanand Domah were tasked to lead the Steering Committee for  the national federation. On 22nd June 2019, Orienteering Mauritius was soft-launched at Voila Bagatelle and during the same year, Mr S.Domah became the 1st Mauritian to participate at the O-Ringen event in Sweden.

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O-Ringen Academy 2019
Mr. Satchidanand Domah became the first Mauritian to be invited by the IOF to participate in the O-Ringen Academy. This is another milestone in shaping the institutionalization of the discipline in Mauritius.