The world’s best orienteers are heading to Sweden this week for the second round of the Orienteering World Cup in the cities of Skara and Lidköping.
Three sprint races await here – first, the Knock-Out Sprint on Thursday in Lidköping with qualification in the morning and finals during the afternoon and evening.
On Saturday, the World Cup moves to Skara, where there is an individual sprint before Sunday afternoon’s sprint relay.
Narrow leads in the standings
The starting field includes 257 participants from 34 countries, all of whom are fighting for points for the 2026 Orienteering World Cup.
After the first round in Switzerland in April, the World Cup is led by Simona Aebersold (SUI) and Tuomas Heikkilä (FIN), both of whom have narrow leads. Norway tops the World Cup team standings after strong performances in Locarno.
Simona Aebersold leads the women’s World Cup standings after Round 1. Photo: Silvan Schletti
The complete World Cup standings can be seen here:
The World Cup can be followed through high-quality TV productions all over the world.
In IOF TV, you can choose between English and German commentary by our experienced commentators Katherine Bett and Jonas Merz (English) and Philipp Sauter and Lukas Deininger (German).
All times: CEST (UTC +2) – Photo: Silvan Schletti
Find start lists, live results and GPS-tracking in IOF LIVE
Programme:
World Cup Round 2
Time zone: CEST (UTC +2)
Thursday, 28 May
Knock-Out Sprint
9:00 – 10:45 IOF TV
9:30 First start Qualification Men
10:15 Fist start Qualification Men
16:00 First start Quarter finals Men
16:10 – 17:15 IOF TV
16:40 First start Quarter finals Women
18:00 – 20:00 IOF TV
18:10 First start Semi finals Men
18:45 First start Semi finals Women
19:30 Final Men
19:40 Final Women
Saturday, 30 May
Sprint
15:10 First start Men
15:30 First start Women
16:45 Start top 40 Women
17:00 – 19:30 IOF TV
18:05 Start top 40 Men
Sunday, 31 May
Sprint Relay
14:30 – 16:00 IOF TV
14:40 Start