The III Military World Games ended in Sochi. From February 22 to 28, military athletes competed in seven winter species sports - biathlon, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ski orienteering, ski mountaineering, indoor sport climbing and short track speed skating. The competitions were held both in the city itself and in the mountain cluster - the Rosa Khutor and Laura ski and biathlon centers.
The first Military World Games, organized by the International Military Sports Council, took place in September 1995 in Rome and included competitions only in summer species sports Then 93 countries took part in them, the Russian team won. Summer competitions between military athletes take place every four years. At various times they were hosted by Croatia, Brazil, India and South Korea. In 2019, China will host the Summer War Games.
The Winter Military Games were first held in March 2010 in the Italian city of Valle d'Aosta and are now also held every four years. In 2013, the competition was held in Annecy, France, and this year in Sochi. At a press conference dedicated to the end of the Games, project manager of the International Council of Military Sports Guilherme Keys noted that Sochi “one hundred percent fulfilled the high demands placed on it.”
In the medal standings of the 2017 Military Games, the Russian team became the undisputed leader. The team has 42 awards: 22 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze. Second place went to Italy, third was taken by the French team.
The most medal-winning sports for Russians were biathlon and ski orienteering. The famous skier Major Eduard Khrennikov became a six-time champion of the Military World Games, winning two gold medals at the games held in Sochi. Both Russian teams- both women's and men's - became the undisputed favorites of the patrol race. Gold medal Climber Sergei Luzhetsky and biathlete contributed to the national team's treasury.
Photo: press service III World winter war games
For competitions, facilities built for winter were used. Olympic Games 2014. Ski mountaineering and slalom relay races were held at the Rosa Khutor ski and biathlon complex. At Laura, athletes competed for victory in cross-country skiing, ski orienteering and biathlon. Facilities located in Sochi itself were also involved: the rock climbing relay took place at the Bolshoi Sports Palace, and the short track competition was hosted at the Iceberg Ice Palace.
Each facility had a press center equipped with everything necessary for journalists to work. Special buses marked with the symbols of the Military World Games ran between the city and mountain clusters.
The weather in sunny Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, although not much, differed, which caused certain problems. Thus, the Russian slalom skier said that her eighth place in the women’s competition was due, among other things, to the fact that it was too warm, which caused potholes to appear on the track. At the same time, Ekaterina admitted that the reason for her unexpected failure for the fans was a technical error made during the relay.
Photo: press service of the III World Winter Military Games
Closing ceremony of the III Military World Games on the evening of February 27 at the Ice Cube Arena. Spectators witnessed the solemn official ceremony of awarding the athletes, summing up the results of the competition, and then watched a colorful show. Representatives of the International Military Sports Council thanked the organizers for the scope of the event and the excellent conditions created for the participants of the Military Games in Sochi. The president of the council noted the work of the press, saying that journalists reflect the real situation existing in the country and form its positive image. Abdulhakim Al-Shino specifically thanked the Russian President for his help and support in organizing the Games, which were held under the traditional motto of military sports “Friendship through Sports.”
“Money can buy and build objects, but you can’t buy people’s hearts, and in this city I met a lot of kind, wonderful people,” said Colonel Al-Shino. The next Winter Military World Games will take place in Germany in 2021. Representatives of the International Military Sports Council were unanimous in the opinion that the future capital of the Military Games would have to make significant efforts to organize an event as big as high level, as in Sochi.
From February 22 to 28, 2017, the III Winter Military World Games will be held in Sochi, within the framework of which rock climbing competitions will take place.
70 athletes from Russia, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland and Kazakhstan will participate in the competition. The competition will take place on a 15-meter climbing wall located in the Bolshoi Sports Palace (http://cismsochi2017.ru/sports/sport-climbing/#not-set:all).
The CSKA team to participate in the upcoming tournament includes:
Dmitry Sharafutdinov (Sverdlovsk region) – 3-time world champion (2007, 2011, 2012) in bouldering, world champion (2007) and European champion (2013) in all-around,
Anna Tsyganova (Krasnoyarsk Territory) – world champion (2016) and European champion (2013) in speed,
Olga Yakovleva (Samara region) – silver medalist World Championship (2012) in bouldering,
Dmitry Fakiryanov (Sverdlovsk region) - silver medalist of the World Cup stage (2016) in Xiamen in difficulty,
Tatyana Shemulinkina (Samara region) - bronze medalist of the World Cup stage (2007) in Sofia in bouldering,
Daria Kan (Bashkortostan) – 3-time winner of the world championships (2013, 2014, 2016) in speed,
Vladislav Myznikov (Chelyabinsk region) – winner of the world championship (2013) in speed,
Sergey Luzhetsky (Sverdlovsk region) – silver medalist of the world championships (2010, 2012, 2014) in speed,
Arman Ter-Minasyan (Moscow) – silver medalist of the world championships (2006) in difficulty and (2009) in speed,
Evgenia Malamid (Voronezh region) – 5-time champion of Russia (2003, 2009, 20110, 2011, 2012) in difficulty,
Evgenia Lapshina (Sverdlovsk region) – 3-time winner of the European Youth Cup stages (2012) in difficulty and (2014) in speed,
Vadim Timonov (St. Petersburg) – bronze medalist of the Russian Cup (2015) in bouldering.
The reserve composition of the CSKA team included:
Maria Musienko (Krasnoyarsk Territory) - bronze medalist of the European Championship (2016) in the all-around,
Evgeniy Zazulin (Kaliningrad region) – 3-time winner of the European Youth Cup stages (2006, 2008) in difficulty,
Sergey Skorodumov (St. Petersburg) – silver medalist of the Russian Championship (2016) in bouldering.
Russian climbers made their debut at the Winter Military World Games in March 2013 in Annecy, France. Four years ago, our athletes won six medals. In difficulty, Evgenia Malamid won, Yana Churikova (Chereshneva) took third. In bouldering, Malamid finished in second place, and in speed the entire women's podium was Russian: Churikova won, Alina Gaidamakina was second, and Malamid was third.
Eight sets of awards will be played in Sochi: two each in bouldering, difficulty and two types of speed (standard and classic).
COMPETITION PROGRAM
February 24 (Friday)
11:00 – 12:30. Difficulty. Qualification. Women.
13:30 – 16:30. Difficulty. Qualification. Men.
February 25 (Saturday)
11:00 – 14:00. Difficulty. Semi-final. Men, women.
20:30. Difficulty (duel). Final. Men.
21:20. Difficulty (duel). Final. Women.
February 26 (Sunday)
10:00 – 14:00. Bouldering. Qualification. Men, women.
20:30 – 22:30. Bouldering. Final. Men, women.
22:30. Award ceremony.
February 27 (Monday)
10:30 – 12:00. Speed. Classic format. Qualification. Men, women.
12:30 – 13:30. Speed. Classic format. Final round. Men, women.
15:30 – 16:30. Speed. Record format. Qualification. Men, women.
16:30 – 17:30. Speed. Record format. Final round. Men, women.
20:00. Award ceremony.
Climbing Wall
Especially for the III Winter Military World Games, a unique complex of climbing walls was assembled, with the highest level of difficulty of the routes among similar Russian structures. The height of the structure is 15 meters, the width is 12 meters, it hangs over the base - 7 meters, the deviation is about 30 degrees.
It is this climbing wall that has already been sent to Sochi on 15 trucks for installation in the Bolshoi Sports Palace, where rock climbing competitions will be held from February 24 to 27 as part of the III Winter Military World Games.
Tickets are FREE for fans and spectators (after registration).
REGISTER (https://prclimbing.timepad.ru/event/447347/)!
Official website of the III Winter Military World Games - http://cismsochi2017.ru/
Organizers: Central sports club Army (CSKA), Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
FSR partners: Red Fox, DoorHan, Skalodrom.Ru. Partners in preparing the national team are the BigWall climbing center and the Limestone climbing wall.
Alexey SERGUNIN, FSR press service
At games in South Korea Russia confidently won the team event
VI Summer World Military Games CISM were held from October 2 to 11 in the Republic of Korea at sports grounds 8 cities: Mungyeong, Sangju, Kimcheon, Yonghon/Daegu, Yohon, Yeonju, Andong, Pohang.
7,045 athletes from 117 countries took part in the Games. Athletes competed for medals in 24 sports.
Russia at the VI Summer World Military Games was traditionally represented by servicemen from the Central Sports Club of the Army. They competed for awards in 17 sports: boxing, wrestling, cycling, international military pentathlon, judo, athletics, marathon, international naval pentathlon, parachuting, sailing, swimming, bullet and clay pigeon shooting, modern pentathlon, orienteering, triathlon, taekwondo and fencing.
The list of star team members includes Olympic champions By Greco-Roman wrestling Alexey Mishin, Islam-Bek Albiev and Jamal Otarsultanov; winner of a gold medal in fencing Anna Sivkova, Olympic medalists Inna Deriglazova (fencing), Antonina Krivoshapka ( athletics), Natalya Paderina ( bullet shooting) and Evgeny Lagunov (swimming). In addition, the team included world champions in athletics - Maria Kuchina, Ekaterina Koneva and Ksenia Ryzhova.
As a result, the Russian team confidently won the team event, winning 59 gold, 43 silver, 33 bronze medals. The army team broke their own twenty-year-old record, set at the First Military World Games in Italy. Then they won 127 awards.
From February 22 to 28, 2017, the Military World Games were held in Russia for the first time in the history of the International Military Sports Council. The city of Sochi was chosen as the venue for the Third Winter Military World Games, where sports facilities created for the 2014 Olympic Games made it possible to hold competitions in seven winter sports.
Sports of winter military sports games
The sports program of the III Winter Military World Games 2017 consists of seven sports:
- Biathlon
- Ski racing
- Alpine skiing
- Ski orienteering
- Ski mountaineering
- Indoor climbing
- Short track
Organizers
The organizers of the games on the Russian side are the Ministry of Defense and CSKA.
The Ministry of Defense is entrusted with organizational and technical support for the activities of the organizing committee, which is headed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The operator of the games is the Central Sports Club of the Army (CSKA).
Participating countries
In total, athletes from 26 countries will take part in the III Winter Military World Games, including Russia and neighboring countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan), as well as European countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Switzerland) and Asian countries (Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, China, Mongolia, Korea).
Games calendar
The torch relay and opening ceremony of the III Winter Military World Games will be held on February 24, 2017. The closing ceremony of the III Winter Military World Games will take place on February 27, 2017 in the Ice Cube multifunctional arena.
According to the head of CSKA, Colonel Mikhail Baryshev, two options for lighting the fire have been proposed: “The first option: the fire will be lit in Switzerland, in Lausanne at the headquarters of the Olympic Committee from the fire at the monument to the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin. We plan to hold a military ritual in in the form of the Russian delegation laying wreaths at the monument, and the ambassador of the Military World Games will light the fire, which will be transferred to Sochi." 
Also, symbolic lights will be lit in five military districts of Russia: in Kamchatka, in the Northern Fleet in Murmansk, in the North Caucasus on the top of Elbrus, in Central Russia and in the Far East. All the lights will converge in Moscow in front of the building of the Russian Ministry of Defense, where the torch relay of the Military World Games in Sochi will begin.
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Ski mountaineering Individual. race men, women |
Ski mountaineering Command race men, women Ski center "Rosa Khutor" |
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| 09:00 |
Alpine skiing Official training Ski center "Rosa Khutor" |
Ski racing 09:30- 12:30 Individual race (free style) 10 km. women, 15 km. husband. |
Ski orienteering Average distance men, women |
Alpine skiing Slalom women Ski center "Rosa Khutor" |
Ski orienteering Relay race for men and women Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
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Short track
10:00- 14:00 Official training Ice Palace "Iceberg" |
Alpine skiing 09:30- 13:00 Slalom men. Ski center "Rosa Khutor" |
Ski racing 10:00- 12:30 Team sprint (free style) Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Rock climbing 09:30- 11:00 Speed climbing (classic format, qualification) Bolshoi Sports Palace |
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Ski orienteering 11:00- 14:00 Official training Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Rock climbing 11:00- 14:00 Bolshoi Sports Palace |
Rock climbing 11:00- 14:00 Difficulty climbing (semi-final) Bolshoi Sports Palace |
Rock climbing 10:00- 15:00 Bouldering (qualification) Bolshoi Sports Palace |
Rock climbing 11:00- 12:00 Speed climbing (classic format, final) Bolshoi Sports Palace |
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Ski racing 11:00- 14:00 Official training |
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Biathlon 13:30- 14:45 Sprint 10 km. husband. Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Ski orienteering 13:00- 15:00 Sprint men's, women's |
Biathlon 13:00- 14:30 Patrol race 15 km. wives |
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Rock climbing 14:00- 18:00 Difficulty climbing (qualification) Bolshoi Sports Palace |
Rock climbing 14:00- 16:00 Speed climbing (record format, qualification) |
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Biathlon 15:00- 19:00 Official training Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Biathlon 15:00- 16:30 Mixed relay Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Biathlon 15:30- 17:00 Official training for men and women. Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Medal ceremony 15:00- 16:00 Ski mountaineering, ski orienteering Biathlon 15:30- 17:15 Patrol race 20km. husband. Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
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Short track 16:00- 18:00 500m race. male, female Ice Palace "Iceberg" Biathlon 16:00- 17:00 Sprint 7.5 km. wives Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Biathlon 16:00- 17:00 Sprint 7.5 km. wives Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
Rock climbing
16:00- 17:00 Speed climbing (record format, final) Bolshoi Sports Palace |
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Ski racing 17:00- 18:30 Official training Ski and biathlon complex "Laura" |
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Torch relay 18:00- 19:00 Torch relay |
Short track 18:30- 21:00 1000m race. male, female Ice Palace "Iceberg" |
Short track 18:30- 20:30 Mixed 3000m relay. male, female Ice Palace "Iceberg" |
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Opening ceremony 20:00- 22:00 Opening ceremony of the III Winter Military World Games |
Rock climbing 20:00- 22:00 Difficulty climbing (final, duel) Bolshoi Sports Palace Medal ceremony 20:30- 21:30 Ski mountaineering, cross-country skiing, biathlon, skiing, ski orienteering Rose Square ski resort"Rosa Khutor" |
Rock climbing 20:00- 22:00 Bouldering (final) Bolshoi Sports Palace Medal ceremony 20:30- 21:00 Short Track Medal ceremony 20:30- 21:30 Alpine skiing, ski orienteering, cross-country skiing Rosa Square of the Rosa Khutor ski resort |
Medal ceremony 20:00- 20:30 Biathlon, rock climbing, "Best Nation" Cup Multifunctional arena "Ice Cube" Closing ceremony 20:00- 22:00 Closing ceremony of the III Winter Military World Games Multifunctional arena "Ice Cube" |
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Medal ceremony 21:00- 21:30 Short Track |
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Medal ceremony 22:00- 22:30 Rock climbing |
Medal ceremony 22:00- 22:30 Rock climbing |
Closing games
On February 27, 2017, the closing ceremony of the Winter Military World Games took place. Afterawarding the winners of the "patrol race" in biathlon,President of the International Military Sports Council Abdulhakim Al-Shino presented the Russian team with a special prize - “Cup for the best team”
III World War Games ended with the victory of the Russian team in the unofficial medal standings. The Russians won 42 medals, 22 of them gold. The Games flag has been handed over to Germany, which will host the competition in 2021.
Game history
Military World Games - competitions in various types sports for military athletes, organized by the International Military Sports Council in 1995. Initially, they were held every four years only in the summer - a year before the Olympic Games. In 2010, the International Military Sports Council also organized the Winter Military World Games.
The International Council of Military Sports (CISM – Conseil International du Sport Militaire), founded by five European countries in February 1948, is the second largest sports organization after the International Olympic Committee - annually holds up to 20 competitions and others sporting events, including the Military World Games (summer and winter), World Cadet Games, World Military Cup Football.
The International Military Sports Council unites 135 participating countries: 42 from Europe, 45 from Africa, 30 from Asia, 18 from America.
Russia joined the International Military Sports Council only in 1991, at the end of the Cold War. Before that Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries, not recognizing the international status of the council, were part of their own organization, the Sports Committee of Friendly Armies (SKDA, 1958) and held competitions every four years, which were called Spartakiads of Friendly Armies.
On May 10, 1991, at the 46th General Assembly of the Council in Tanzania, Russia became a member of the International Military Sports Council. Since then, Russian military athletes have taken part in the I–VI summer World Military sports games, where they took first team place four times, winning a total of 550 medals (243 gold, 174 silver, 133 bronze).
The first Winter Military World Games were held by the International Military Sports Council from 20–25 March 1995 in the Aosta Valley in northwestern Italy. More than 800 athletes from 43 countries, including Russia, took part in the games. During the first and second winter World Games Teams from Italy and France won the team competition. Russia took third place.
In Russia, several competitions have already been held within the framework of CISM: the world championships in modern pentathlon in 1992, in fencing in 1993, in swimming in 1994 and 2001, in orienteering and tennis in 1996, judo in 1998 and 2005, basketball in 2005 and parachuting in 2006 and 2016. A number of regional CISM championships and women's championship Europe in military pentathlon. In 2000, the European CISM meeting was successfully held in Moscow.
Notes
- Organizers // Official website of the III Winter World War Games.
- Organizing Committee // Official website of the III Winter World War Games.
- Teams // Official website of the III Winter World War Games.
- Competition schedule // Official website of the III Winter World War Games.
- The World Military Games in 2017 will be held in Sochi // Regnum, 12/08/2016.
- CISM Member Nations // CISM – International Military Sports Council.
- CISM History // CISM – International Military Sports Council.
- Unknown military sport // Independent Military Review - Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 04/25/2014.
- CISM World Winter Games // CISM – International Military Sports Council.
- History // Official website of the III Winter World War Games.
User: Alexander Petrich
OPENING CEREMONY OF THE III WINTER WORLD MILITARY GAMES IN SOCHI 02/24/2017
The opening ceremony of the III Winter World Military Games is taking place at the Ice Cube Arena. Hundreds of athletes from dozens of countries participate in large-scale competitions - they are called the Olympics for the military. The ceremony is attended by the Prime Minister and the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Everyone is waiting for the culmination of the celebrations - the lighting of the fire. Meanwhile sports competitions began even before the official start of the games.
The grand opening is in full swing. The stands are full of guests. The time chosen for the start of the ceremony was symbolic - it began exactly at 20.17 with the colorful theatrical show “Sochi Welcomes Guests”. At the climax, the luminous elements form a star - this is a symbol of the games. Then the drummers and the military orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Defense performed. Parade of athletes from 26 countries. Elena Isinbaeva, Dmitry Sautin, Svetlana Khorkina and other famous army men brought the flag of our country into the stadium. The flag of the International Military Sports Council was entrusted to be carried by the honor guard of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. The head of government and the minister of defense addressed the competition participants and spectators.
“I believe that Sochi will bring you good luck and give you a bright, spectacular holiday. Russia is hosting war games for the first time. This is both a great honor and, of course, responsibility for us. We are happy to welcome military athletes from more than 20 countries and strive to do everything to ensure that a kind of army Olympics is held at the highest level,”- said Dmitry Medvedev.
Minister Sergei Shoigu read out a greeting from Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Dear friends! I greet you on the occasion of the opening of the Third Winter Military World Games. I would like to note that the honor of hosting this important, large-scale event went to Russia rightfully. Our country is deservedly proud of the established traditions of army sports; it has extensive experience in organizing such representative international competitions. Moreover, the Games are held in Sochi, where the most modern, high-tech sports infrastructure has been created.".
IN Olympic Park passes final stage torch relay. A particularly valuable cargo was delivered to Sochi tonight from Moscow. This fire was lit in different parts of Russia: on Sakhalin, at the Lopatinsky lighthouse, in the Kaliningrad village of Yantarny, on the top of Elbrus. The relay passed through the cities where the headquarters of the military districts are located - St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg, Khabarovsk and Severomorsk. From all these points, capsules with flames were taken to Moscow the day before, on Defender of the Fatherland Day, to be combined there and then sent to Sochi. They arrived just in time for the first starts, which took place this afternoon, even before the official opening ceremony.
Our team already has two gold medals! Alexey Chervotkin was the first to arrive ski race at 15 km, and biathlete Maxim Tsvetkov showed best result in a 10-kilometer sprint with two shooting ranges. Our team won silver and bronze from women biathletes, and we got two more bronze medals in short track speed skating. The stands are filled to capacity. On sports facilities, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited today.
These competitions are analogous to the Olympic Games. They are also held once every four years, only for athletes in uniform. Motto: "Friendship through sports". More than a thousand participants from 26 countries. Many are members of national teams, leading world athletes, so the fight for medals promises to be spectacular. And the Olympic infrastructure helps: Sochi has everything to host competitions of this level. Ski mountaineers, skiers and biathletes trained on the ski slopes the day before.
“The tracks are organized very well, and the games in general. I think it will good championship. We have very strong competitors from Russia and Slovenia. We must not lose sight of them."- said biathlete Piqueras Garcia Roberto.
Especially for the World Military Games, the Bolshoi Arena ice palace» repurposed. Now in place of the ice is a professional climbing wall, which was built specifically for these competitions to the highest international standards.
All our athletes are in a truly fighting mood.
“This is quite an important start for me, because I play for my club CSKA. I only recently joined these troops and, of course, I want to show as much as possible decent result, and also enjoy these competitions,”- said Sofya Prosvirnova, a member of the short track team.
