The Military World Games is a
multi-sport event for
military sports
Military sports are sports practiced by the military. They are the subject of international competitions, such as the Military World Games, with an objective relating to the physical training of military. Particular sports may be chosen to improve ...
people, 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 winter edition of the games was subsequently created; the
first edition was organized by the
Italian region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of
Aosta Valley from 20 to 25 of March 2010.
Sports
Summer Games
;Military sports
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Winter Games
Editions
Summer Games
Winter Games
Cadet Games
Source:
Medals
Summer Games
As of
2019 Military World Games
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, Nations participating=>140
, Athletes participating=9,308
, Events=316 events in 27 sports
, Opening ceremony=
, Closing ceremony=
, Officially opened by=CCP General Secretary and PRC President Xi Jinping
, website= (archived)
, Athlete's Oa ...
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Winter Games
As of
2017 Winter Military World Games
The 3rd CISM World Winter Games (russian: Зимние Всемирные военные игры 2017) were held in Sochi, Russia from 23 to 27 February 2017.
Host selection and venues
Sochi was chosen as the host city for the 3rd Winter Mil ...
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See also
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International Army Games
The International Army Games is an annual international military sports event organized by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Russia. The event, which was first staged in August 2015, involves close to 30 countries taking part in dozens of compet ...
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World Military Championships
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World Military Cup
The World Military Cup is a Association football, football competition for national military teams. It is organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). The tournament has been held since 1946 and was originally called the World Mi ...
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Africa Military Games
The Africa Military Games (french: Jeux Africains Militaires) was a multi-sport event for military athletes in Africa. The one-off event was held under the auspices of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) and, its sister group, the Or ...
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Invictus Games
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Military pentathlon
The Military Pentathlon is a multisport. It resembles the modern pentathlon but updated to skills used by the modern military.
History of the Military Pentathlon
The modern pentathlon was originally designed to include the ideal skills of a ...
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World Police and Fire Games
References
External links
International military sports councilWinter Military World Games 2010 - Aosta Valley (Italy)
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Military sports competitions
Multi-sport events
Recurring sporting events established in 1995
Quadrennial sporting events