Qualification for World Orienteering Championships 2014, nation slots

Qualification for World Orienteering Championships 2014, nation slots

For the World Orienteering Championships 2014 in Italy, the following countries will have three nation start slots in the middle and long distance finals:

The following countries will have two starting slots:

Rest of the countries will have one guaranteed starting slot for both middle and long distance race. The countries closest to the category two are New Zealand, China, Bulgaria, Belgium, and Japan in women’s class and Belgium, Slovakia, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand in men’s class.

The new model means that all countries are guaranteed at least one start slot in both middle and long distance finals. In addition, all nations are allowed to have three runners in the sprint qualification race and one team in the sprint relay and in the “traditional” relay.