One year to go! The World Cup is coming back to the Czechia
Exactly one year from now, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, the third round of the Orienteering World Cup will begin in Vyšší Brod. Today, the first bulletin for the event was released and some new features were presented.
The entire World Cup will be designed as a purely forest event. The first race will be a new feature of the 2025 season – the qualification round, which will start on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The long distance will be on the program the very next day. After a day off, the competitors will face a middle distance, and on Sunday, August 9, the relays will conclude the event. The race center is located in Vyšší Brod, but participants will also stay in Lipno, where the organizers have arranged comfortable accommodation in apartments.
Spectators will also get to enjoy the event. The GAPP Czech O-Tour series will take place over four days, with participants getting to explore the terrain where the world’s best orienteers have competed. The entire event is organized by the Czech Orienteering Federation together with South Bohemian clubs, and the course builders are already known – Radek Teringl and Jan Flašar (qualification), Martin Poklop and Radek Teringl (long distance), Radim Hošek and Lenka Voštová (middle distance), Matyáš Štregl and Filip Hulec (relay).
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