2011 Military World Games

Summary

The 2011 Military World Games (Portuguese: Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games (Portuguese: V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2011 Military World Games
Host cityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
MottoThe Peace Games!
(Os Jogos da Paz!)
Nations108
Athletes4,900
Events195 in 20 sports
Opening16 July 2011 (2011-07-16)
Closing24 July 2011 (2011-07-24)
Opened byPresident Dilma Rousseff
Athlete's OathSN Isabel Swan
Judge's OathSgt Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Main venueJoão Havelange Olympic Stadium
Summer
Winter

The 5th Military World Games was the largest military sports event ever held in Brazil, with approximately 4,900 athletes from 108 countries competing in 20 sports. The Games were organized by the Military Sports Commission of Brazil (CDMB) and the military commands (Army, Navy and Air Force), in accordance with CISM regulations and the rules of the International Sports Federations.

Organization edit

Bidding process edit

Brazil was chosen to host the 5th Military World Games during a meeting of the International Military Sports Council held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on May 25, 2007. Brazil won, by means of a ballot, the race against Turkey to host the 2011 games. Representatives from over 75 countries took part in the poll. Rio's existing sports infrastructure, the Brazilian expertise at hosting major events, and the support granted to the project by the local authorities were decisive for the Brazilian victory.[1]

Infrastructure and budget edit

The athletes participating in the 5th Military World Games were accommodated in three athlete's villages (Green, Blue and White), all located in Rio de Janeiro. The Green Village was located in the neighborhood of Deodoro, the Blue Village in Campo dos Afonsos and the White Village in the district of Campo Grande.[2] The villages were built to be a functional and diverse center, vital to the operations of the Military World Games. The three villages comprise 106 buildings, 1,206 apartments and 4,824 rooms, with capacity to accommodate about 6,000 athletes and 2,000 officials. The budget used for the construction of the three villages is of R$400 million.

Venues edit

Twenty-seven competition venues were used during the 5th Military World Games, the majority located within Rio de Janeiro.[3]

The venues located outside the city of Rio de Janeiro were the Resende Airport and the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras located in Resende, the Avelar Instruction Center located in Paty do Alferes, the Mario Xavier National Forest located in Seropédica, and the Giulite Coutinho Stadium belonging to América Football Club located in Mesquita.[4]

Media coverage edit

Participating nations edit

List of Participating Nations

Below is a list of the 108 participating nations (the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets)[5]

Sports edit

The competition comprised 20 sports, some of them appearing for the first time in military world games, such as beach volleyball.

Games schedule edit

OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
July 15th
Fri
16th
Sat
17th
Sun
18th
Mon
19th
Tue
20th
Wed
21st
Thu
22nd
Fri
23rd
Sat
24th
Sun
Events
Ceremonies OC CC
  Aeronautical pentathlon 2 2
  Athletics 2 1 5 9 8 10 35
  Basketball 1 1
  Beach volleyball 2 2
  Boxing 10 10
  Equestrian 1 1 1 3 6
  Fencing 2 2 2 2 3 1 12
  Football 1 1 2
  Judo 2 4 3 3 4 16
  Military pentathlon 4 2 6
  Modern pentathlon 2 2 1 5
  Naval pentathlon 4 4
  Orienteering 2 4 2 8
  Parachuting 8 8
  Sailing 3 3
  Shooting 4 4 4 4 16
  Swimming 9 10 9 8 36
  Taekwondo 4 4 4 4 16
  Triathlon 5 5
  Volleyball 2 2
Daily medal events 11 12 19 31 31 28 52 11 195
Cumulative total 11 23 42 73 104 132 184 195
July 15th
Fri
16th
Sat
17th
Sun
18th
Mon
19th
Tue
20th
Wed
21st
Thu
22nd
Fri
23rd
Sat
24th
Sun
Events

Medal table edit

The nations by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Brazil, is highlighted.[6]

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil (BRA)*453336114
2  China (CHN)372934100
3  Italy (ITA)14132451
4  Poland (POL)13191143
5  France (FRA)113418
6  South Korea (KOR)86822
7  North Korea (PRK)72312
8  Germany (GER)6191136
9  Kenya (KEN)65516
10  Ukraine (UKR)54918
11  Iran (IRI)53412
12  Norway (NOR)45211
13  Qatar (QAT)3126
14  Chile (CHI)2428
15  Austria (AUT)2226
16  United States (USA)2136
17  Lithuania (LTU)2125
18  Belarus (BLR)2046
19  Latvia (LAT)2024
20  Sweden (SWE)2002
21  Morocco (MAR)1719
22  Turkey (TUR)15410
23  Kazakhstan (KAZ)13610
  Venezuela (VEN)13610
25   Switzerland (SUI)1359
26  Slovenia (SLO)1269
27  Bahrain (BHR)1247
  Finland (FIN)1247
29  Algeria (ALG)1236
30  Estonia (EST)1225
31  Netherlands (NED)1124
32  Syria (SYR)1102
33  Belgium (BEL)1023
  Romania (ROU)1023
35  Canada (CAN)1012
  Uganda (UGA)1012
37  Croatia (CRO)1001
  Denmark (DEN)1001
  Ecuador (ECU)1001
40  Greece (GRE)0538
41  Tunisia (TUN)0314
42  Dominican Republic (DOM)0123
43  Jordan (JOR)0112
44  Czech Republic (CZE)0101
  Egypt (EGY)0101
  Hungary (HUN)0101
47  India (IND)0033
48  Cameroon (CMR)0022
  Namibia (NAM)0022
  Sri Lanka (SRI)0022
  Uruguay (URU)0022
52  Argentina (ARG)0011
  Cyprus (CYP)0011
  Pakistan (PAK)0011
  Slovakia (SVK)0011
  Spain (ESP)0011
  Suriname (SUR)0011
Totals (57 entries)197196241634

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rio 2011: About the games Archived August 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Rio 2011 Official Website. Retrieved on 2011-07-16.
  2. ^ Welcome to the Athletes Villages Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Rio 2011 Official Website. Retrieved on 2011-07-16.
  3. ^ Competition Venues. Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Rio 2011 Official Website. Retrieved on 2011-07-17.
  4. ^ Competition Venues Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Rio 2011 Official Website. Retrieved on 2011-07-16.
  5. ^ CDM Related Information Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Rio 2011 Official Website. Retrieved on 2011-07-14.
  6. ^ Detailed Medal Standings Rio 2011 Official Website. Archived from the original Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine on 2013-07-18. Retrieved on 2011-07-17.

External links edit

  • Official website of the 5th Military World Games
  • Pictures at the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM)