The 2024 Orienteering World Cup is the 29th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. It consists of seven individual events and three relay events. These are split over four rounds taking place in Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and Finland.https://eventor.orienteering.org/Documents/Event/7769/1/Bulletin-4 The World Cup was broadcast on public television in Sweden (SVT) Finland (YLE) and Switzerland (SRF)
This edition of the World Cup started with Sprint races in Switzerland and Italy. In Switzerland, Joey Hadorn and Tove Alexandersson won the first race of the first round, held in Knock-out sprint format. The second race was a sprint won by Natalia Gemperle and Emil Svensk. The second round was the first time the World Cup had been in Genoa, and was held in Voltri and Nervi. Kasper Harlem Fosser and Simona Aebersold won the sprint race, and the next day the Sprint relay was won by Switzerland.
The third round of the World Cup was held in Hungary, and was characterized by hot conditions. The world cup round was combined with the European Orienteering Championships. The first race was won by Eirik Langedal Breivik and Simona Aebersold In the long distance the next day, Kasper Fosser and Tove Alexandersson were the victors. The relay event was won by Switzerland and Norway. Events Men Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Round 1 – Switzerland 1 Olten, Switzerland Knock-out sprint 25 May 2 Sprint 26 May Round 2 – Italy 3 Genoa, Italy Sprint 1 June Round 3 – Hungary 4 Mór, Hungary Middle 17 August 5 Long 18 August Round 4 – Finland 6 Kuopio, Finland Long 26 September 7 Middle 28 September
Women Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Round 1 – Switzerland 1 Olten, Switzerland Knock-out sprint 25 May 2 Sprint 26 May Round 2 – Italy 3 Genoa, Italy Sprint 1 June Round 3 – Hungary 4 Mór, Hungary Middle 17 August 5 Long 18 August Round 4 – Finland 6 Kuopio, Finland Long 26 September 7 Middle 28 September
Relay Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third 1 Genoa, Italy Sprint relay 2 June 2 Mór, Hungary Men's relay 20 August 3 Women's relay 20 August 4 Kuopio, Finland Men's relay 29 September 5 Women's relay 29 September
Overall standings This section shows the standings after the events in Finland.
Men
Women
Team The table shows the standings after the final stage in Finland. Rank Nation Points 1 Sweden 5887 2 Norway 5525 3 Switzerland 4938 4 Finland 3735 5 Czech Republic 2330 6 France 2086 7 Denmark 1673 8 Great Britain 1609 9 Estonia 1461 10 Austria 1453
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