The 2003 Military World Games was an international multi-sport event for military personnel which was held in

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

from 4–11 December 2003. It was the third edition of the

Military World Games The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). They have been held since 1995, although championships for separate sports had been held for some years. A w ...

, competition organised by the

Conseil International du Sport Militaire The International Military Sports Council (IMSC) or Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM), is an international sports association, established in 1948 and headquartered in Brussels. It is the world's second-largest multi-discipline sport ...

. A total of 84 nations were represented at the event, with some 2800 military servicemen and women competing in the tournament. The games opening ceremony took place at the

Stadio Angelo Massimino Stadio Angelo Massimino (previously known as Stadio Cibali) is a multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy. It is used mostly for football matches and the home of Calcio Catania. The stadium was built in 1935 by architect Raffaele Leone on behalf of ...

in front of 5000 spectators.

Sports

A total of thirteen sports were contested at the 2003 Games.Programme Handbook (archived)
CISM/Archive.org. Retrieved on 2010-07-25. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Games schedule

*Note: The football tournament began before the Games opening ceremony, with the first matches taking place on 2 and 3 December.

Medal table

Competitive riding at the Military World Games

*All information taken from Armed Forces Sports.3rd Military World Games
CISM. Archived fro
the original
on 2012-10-17. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.

Participation

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References

External links

Shlomo Rechnitz
is a military football player.
CISM website
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International sports competitions hosted by Italy Military World Games

Military World Games, 2003 Multi-sport events in Italy