Biathlon World Cup

IBU World Cup Biathlon
Status	active
Genre	sporting event
Date(s)	Northern wintertime season
Begins	November
Ends	March
Frequency	annual
Country	varying
Inaugurated	January 1978
Area	Europe, North America
Organised by	International Biathlon Union
Sponsor	BMW[1]
2023–24 Biathlon World Cup

The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans.