The World Cup is based on the current Championships formats in Orienteering; Long Distance, Middle Distance, Relay, Sprint, Knock-out Sprint, Sprint Relay. Starting from 2025 a number of countries will host the The World Cup on an annual or frequently reccuring basis. Switzerland, Sweden and Czechia will be main drivers in enabling at least 3 rounds per year, with the ambition of increase the number of rounds step by step.
World Cup 2024
The 2024 World Cup consist of the following competitions:
| Date | Format | Event | Location |
| 25 May | Knock-Out-Sprint | World Cup round 1 | Olten, Switzerland |
| 26 May | Sprint | ||
| 1 June | Sprint | World Cup round 2 | Genoa, Italy |
| 2 June | Sprint Relay | ||
| 17 August | Middle | World Cup round 3, EOC | Mór, Hungary |
| 18 August | Long | ||
| 20 August | Relay | ||
| 26 September | Long | World Cup round 4 | Kuopio, Finland |
| 28 September | Middle | ||
| 29 September | Relay |
The pre-bulletin can be found here.
World Cup 2025
The 2025 World Cup consist of the following competitions:
World Cup round 1 – Idre Fjäll, Sweden
World Cup round 2 – Hasselt, Belgium
World Cup round 3 – Uster, Switzerland
The pre-bulletin can be found here.