A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games
World Orienteering Championship 2008 gold medal winners in relay
Swimmers about to make the pass during a relay race
A final-leg runner for the University of Wisconsin holding a violet-colored baton
Orienteering is a group of sports in which participants use a map and compass to navigate from point to point in unfamiliar terrain as quickly as possible.
An orienteer punching a control point
World Orienteering Championships 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Winners of the middle-distance event: Simone Niggli-Luder (Switzerland) and Thierry Gueorgiou (France).
SportIdent station with electronic puncher (note that the puncher is normally worn on a finger) with a backup needle puncher attached
Thumb compass and protractor compass