TASS DOSSIER. On February 24, the III Winter Military World Games will start in Sochi. On February 23, the first official training sessions will begin as part of the Games.
The Military World Games are competitions in summer and winter sports among military athletes.
The Military World Games are held under the auspices of the International Council of Military Sports (Conseil International du Sport Militaire, CISM; CISM). The organization was created on February 18, 1948. Its first members were Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France. The stated purpose of the CISM is to "promote the international peace process by establishing close and permanent ties between armed forces different countries in the field of sports and physical education."
Currently, 135 states are members of the CISM (Russia joined in 1992). The headquarters of the organization is located in Brussels. President of CISM - Colonel Abdulhakim Al-Shino (Bahrain), general secretary- Colonel Dorah Mambi Koita (Guinea).
Since the early 1950s. SIZM is organizing the largest sports competitions for military athletes, including continental and world championships in both Olympic sports and applied military sports (military pentathlon, naval pentathlon, etc.).
Since 1995, SIZM has been holding the most large-scale events in this area - the World Military Games.
To date, six Summer Military World Games have been held: 1995 (Rome, Italy), 1999 (Zagreb, Croatia), 2003 (Catania, Italy), 2007 (Hyderabad, India), 2011 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and 2015 (Mungyeong, South Korea) Russian national team four times - in 1995, 1999, 2007 and 2015. - took first place in the unofficial medal standings. In 2011, the domestic team did not participate in the competition. The Winter Military World Games have also been held twice to date.
Winter World War Games
The I Winter Military World Games were held on March 20-25, 2010 in Valle d'Aosta (Italy). 800 athletes from 43 countries took part in the competition. Their program included six sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, rock climbing , short track speed skating and ski orienteering. First place in the unofficial team competition was taken by representatives of the Italian Armed Forces (16 awards; 6 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze), second by representatives of the French Armed Forces (12; 6-2-4), third - representatives of the Chinese Armed Forces (10; 3-7-0). The Russians are in fourth place (6; 3-2-1).
The II Winter Military World Games were held on March 25-29, 2013 in Annecy (France). About 1 thousand people from 40 countries took part in them. The games program included seven sports: ski mountaineering (a sport that combines alpine skiing and a type of cross-country skiing) was added to those previously presented. First place in the unofficial team competition was taken by representatives of the French Armed Forces (30; 12-7-11), second by representatives of the Italian Armed Forces (24; 11-10-3), third by representatives of the Swiss Armed Forces (11; 5-3-3). The Russians again finished the competition in fourth position (11; 4-5-2).
Winter Military World Games - 2017
The decision to hold the III Winter Military World Games in Sochi was made on May 22, 2015 in Kuwait at the 70th General Assembly of the International Military Sports Council. In accordance with the order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 25, 2015, the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the Games was created. Its chairman is Hero of Russia, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu.
About 1 thousand athletes from 27 countries will take part in the competition (among them are Germany, China, France, Turkey, South Korea, Italy, etc.). 550 volunteers are involved in organizing the Games.
The Russian national team includes 59 athletes. Among them are world champion in biathlon Maxim Tsvetkov, winner of the World Cup in alpine skiing Alexander Khoroshilov, Olympic bronze medalist in cross-country skiing Nikolai Morilov, bronze medalist of the world championship in short track speed skating Sofya Prosvirnova and others.
The competition program includes seven sports: biathlon, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ski mountaineering, short track speed skating, rock climbing and ski orienteering. 44 sets of awards will be raffled off.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games will take place at the Ice Cube multifunctional arena. Competitions in rock climbing will be held at the Bolshoi Sports Palace, short track speed skating at the Iceberg Ice Palace, and alpine skiing and ski mountaineering competitions at the Rosa Khutor ski center. Biathlon, cross-country skiing and ski orienteering will be hosted by the Laura ski and biathlon complex.
The ambassadors of the Games are: two-time Olympic champion in pole vaulting Elena Isinbaeva, two-time Olympic champion in diving Dmitry Sautin, two-time Olympic champion in biathlon Svetlana Ishmuratova, Olympic champion in fencing Sofya Velikaya, sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev, National artist RSFSR Nikita Mikhalkov and others.
From February 11 to 13, the fire of the III Winter Military World Games was lit in the territories of five military districts of the Russian Federation. The ceremonies took place: in the village of Yantarny, Kaliningrad region, in a Sami village in the Murmansk region, in Kabardino-Balkaria on the top of Elbrus, in the Chelyabinsk region at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, at the Lopatinsky lighthouse in the city of Nevelsk, Sakhalin region.
The torch relay was organized for the first time as part of the Games. The ceremony of unifying the fire of the World Military Games will take place on February 23 at the State Kremlin Palace during festive concert, dedicated to the Day Defender of the Fatherland. After this, the flame will be sent to Sochi, where the final stage of the 2017 m relay and the official opening ceremony of the Games will be held in the Olympic Park on the evening of February 24.
February 20 at the site news agency TASS hosted a presentation of the Games medals. As part of the event, the uniform of the Russian national team was also presented.
The leopard was chosen as the mascot of the Games, symbolizing strength and courage.
On February 24, the competition program of the III Winter Military World Games starts at the sports facilities in Sochi.
The III Winter Military World Games are taking place in Sochi from February 22 to 27. The competition program starts on February 24, on the same day the torch relay will take place, as well as the official opening ceremony of the Games.
As the organizers have repeatedly stated, entry to all competitions will be completely free. However, when visiting the sports facilities of the Gazprom State Trade Center and the Rosa Khutor ski resort, you will have to purchase a ski pass.
The competitions will be held in the facilities of the coastal and mountain clusters according to the following schedule:
— 08:00 – 12:00 – Rosa Khutor Ski Center – Ski mountaineering, individual race (men, women).
— 09:30 – 12:30 – Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” – Ski racing. Individual race (free style) women – 10 km, men – 15 km.
— 11:00 – 18:00 – Bolshoi Sports Palace – Rock climbing. Difficulty climbing (qualification; men and women).
— 13:30 – 14:45 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Biathlon. Sprint, 10 km (men).
— 16:00 – 17:00 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Biathlon. Sprint, 7.5 km (women).
— 16:00 – 18:00 – Ice Palace “Iceberg” – Short track. Individual race, 500 m (men, women).
— 18:00 – 19:00 – Olympic Park – Torch relay.
— 20:00 – 22:00 – Multifunctional arena “Ice Cube” – Opening ceremony of the III Winter Military World Games.
— 09:00 – 12:00 – Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” – Ski orienteering. Middle distance (men, women).
— 09:30 – 13:00 — Ski center “Rosa Khutor” — Alpine skiing. Slalom (men).
— 11:00 – 14:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Difficulty climbing (semi-final).
— 15:00 – 16:30 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Mixed relay.
— 17:00 – 18:30 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Ski racing. Official training.
— 18:30 – 21:00 — Ice Palace “Iceberg” — Short track. Individual race, 1000 m (men, women).
— 20:00 – 22:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Difficulty climbing (final, duel; men, women).
— 09:30 – 13:00 — Ski center “Rosa Khutor” — Alpine skiing. Slalom (women).
— 10:00 – 12:30 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Ski racing. Team sprint (free style).
— 10:00 – 15:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Bouldering (qualification; men, women).
— 13:00 – 15:00 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Ski orienteering. Sprint. (men, women).
— 15:30 – 17:00 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Biathlon. Official training (men, women).
— 18:30 – 20:30 — Ice Palace “Iceberg” — Short track. Mixed relay, 3000 m (men, women).
— 20:00 – 22:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Bouldering (final; men, women).
— 20:30 – Rosa Square, Rosa Khutor ski resort – Medal ceremony. Alpine skiing, ski orienteering, cross-country skiing.
— 20:30 — Ice Palace “Iceberg” — Medal ceremony. Short track.
— 22:00
— 08:00 – 12:30 — Ski center “Rosa Khutor” — Ski mountaineering. Team race (men, women).
— 09:00 – 11:00 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Ski orienteering. Relay race (men, women).
— 09:30 – 11:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Speed climbing, classic format (qualification; men, women).
— 11:00 – 12:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Speed climbing, classic format (final; men, women).
— 12:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Medal ceremony. Rock climbing.
— 13:00 – 14:30 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Biathlon. Patrol race, 15 km (women).
— 14:00 – 16:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Speed climbing, record format (qualification; men, women).
— 15:00 Rosa Square, Rosa Khutor ski resort - Medal ceremony. Ski mountaineering. Ski orienteering.
— 15:30 – 17:15 — Ski and biathlon complex “Laura” — Biathlon. Patrol race, 20 km (men).
— 16:00 -17:00 — Bolshoi Sports Palace — Rock climbing. Speed climbing, record format (final; men, women).
— 20:00 — Rosa Square, Rosa Khutor ski resort — Medal ceremony. Biathlon.
— 20:00 — Multifunctional arena “Ice Cube” — Medal ceremony. Patrol race, speed climbing, “Best Nation” cup.
— 20:00 – 22:00 — Multifunctional arena “Ice Cube” — Closing ceremony of the III Winter Military World Games.
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Winter World War Games
The Military World Winter Games are a multi-sport event organized for military athletes once every four years (one year before the Winter Olympic Games).
The first Winter Military World Games took place in 2010. One of the conditions that ensured the success of the first Winter World Military Games was big number countries participating in this event. During the 8 days of competition on the fields of Valle d'Aosta (Italy), 43 national flags flew, representing more than 800 athletes. This demonstrated the high interest of athletes in winter sports. Considering that these were the first Winter War Games, these numbers can be considered a big win for CISM. Athletes competed in several sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, rock climbing, short track speed skating and ski orienteering. The first overall team place was won by athletes of the Italian Armed Forces, second place by athletes of the French Armed Forces, third place by athletes of the Chinese Armed Forces.
The second Winter Military World Games took place in 2013 in Annecy (France). From March 25 to 29, 1,000 participants from 40 countries, bringing some of the sport's superstars to the Games, promoted the slogan "Friendship through Sport." In the presence of the French ministers of defense and sport, thousands of spectators enjoyed the opening ceremony in Annecy on March 25. Competitions were held in seven sports. The first overall team place was won by athletes of the French Armed Forces, second place by athletes of the Italian Armed Forces, third place by athletes of the Swiss Armed Forces.
The decision to hold the III Winter Military World Games in Russia was made on May 22, 2015 in Kuwait at the 70th General Assembly of the International Council of Military Sports (CISM). The presentation of the Games in Sochi took place in October 2015 in South Korea at the VI Summer World Military Games CISM.
In accordance with the government order Russian Federation dated December 25, 2015 No. 2695-r, the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the III Winter Military World Games 2017 in Sochi was formed.
The organizer of the Games was the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the operator was the Federal autonomous institution Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Central sport Club Army." The Chairman of the Organizing Committee is Hero of Russia, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General S.K. Shoigu.
The sports program of the III Winter Military World Games 2017 consists of seven sports:
- biathlon (including patrol race);
- ski race;
- skiing;
- ski mountaineering;
- short track;
- indoor rock climbing;
- ski orienteering.
Russian Federation in CISM
The Armed Forces of the USSR (then the Russian Federation) were admitted as members of the CISM on May 10, 1991 at the 46th General Assembly in Tanzania.
During the Russian Federation's membership in CISM, athletes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation took part in 171 CISM World Championships in 25 sports.
The Russian Federation organized and successfully held the CISM World Championships in modern pentathlon in 1992, fencing in 1993, swimming in 1994 and 2001, orienteering and tennis in 1996, judo in 1998 and 2005, basketball in 2005 and parachuting in 2006 and 2016. In addition, a number of regional CISM championships and women's championship Europe in military pentathlon. Also in 2000, the European CISM meeting was successfully organized and held in Moscow.
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If you want to feel the atmosphere of the Olympics again, admire the skill of many winter sports stars, worry, root for them, and express your emotions - then gather in Sochi in the third ten days of February
8:10 01.02.2017
If you want to feel the atmosphere of the Olympics again, admire the skill of many winter sports stars, worry, root for them, and express your emotions - then gather in Sochi in the third ten days of February. In the very arenas where the bright Olympic battle took place three years ago, an equally bright and significant event awaits you - Winter World War Games.
When we, characterizing these competitions, do not spare colors and the corresponding adjectives, the wealth of which the Russian language is famous for, then we do not sin at all against the truth. After all, their main initiator is International Council of Military Sports (CISM) in terms of the number of countries it unites under its auspices, it is one of the elite of international sports organizations headed by the International Olympic Committee.
By their current start (the official opening is scheduled for February 24), the world championships in biathlon, cross-country and alpine skiing, and a number of other Olympic disciplines will have practically ended and, naturally, the attention of specialists and fans will shift to competitions in the Sochi Olympic Park and at the high-altitude bases of Krasnaya Polyana - "Rosa Khutor" and "Laura". Interest in them is also ensured by the important fact that they are held before the next White Olympics 2018, and in the teams of the participating countries there are many future participants or, let’s say, more precisely, applicants to put on the uniform of their national Olympic teams next winter in Korea. It is clear that this fully applies to the hosts of the Games, the Russian army, representing our CSKA team, rich in victorious traditions, and its local units.
In turn, this involves intense and spectacular competition in all seven sports included in the event program, five Olympic - biathlon, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, short track speed skating, rock climbing (this event was included in the IOC a year ago at the 129th session program of the Olympic Games - 2020 in Tokyo) as well as in two applied ones - ski mountaineering and ski orienteering. Entertainment, extreme sports - fans of winter disciplines who come to Sochi will plunge into all this. And there will be a lot of them: after all, the season is in full swing, and if we take into account only those who are attracted by the steep snow-covered slopes, then there are thousands of them. This year, the length of the tracks for them has almost doubled; their length today is almost 34 km! Like the most popular winter resorts in the world. And the Sochi Olympics undoubtedly gave an impetus to everything.
Over the few days that the competition will last, more than 1,000 athletes from more than 20 countries will compete for 44 sets of awards. Please note that envoys from army sports clubs and organizations from almost all leading countries that cultivate winter views(Austria, Germany, Italy, France, etc.), which is not very happy in a number of international federations (IFs), and even in the IOC, WADA and others like them. After all, they are the initiators of a boycott of international competitions in Russia; the Bobsleigh World Championship, which was openly taken away from us, is one of the unpleasant examples of this. By the way, it’s a pity that the organizers of the Military World Winter Games 2017 did not listen, at least as of today, to the proposal “ “ to include bobsleigh (and, possibly, sledding) in the competition program as demonstration events, which, of course, brightened would be an event. Moreover, everything (primarily the track itself) is ready for top level, for which a lot of money was spent, and even the second or third numbers (the first ones will be busy at the World Championship, it will be held at the same time) definitely wouldn’t spoil the porridge...
However, there is still time, and we once again draw the attention of the Organizing Committee of the Games to this, which is headed by the Russian Minister of Defense, Army General Sergei Shoigu, as well as the “main headquarters”, led by the head of CSKA, Colonel Mikhail Baryshev. Let the upcoming holiday of world army sports expand its borders and become even brighter and more memorable. We will also respect those bobsleigh fans who were deprived of the postponement of the world championship, but I’m sure they would gladly, I think, would attend this tournament, because tickets to Sochi have been purchased, and hotels in Krasnaya Polyana have been booked... It’s a long way to go to the German Königssee not everyone has the opportunity.
The World Winter Military Games, unlike the summer ones, which were first held back in 1995, start in 2010. The current ones are the third in a row, Sochi takes the baton from the Italian town of Valle d'Aosta and the French town of Annecy. As on Olympic Games, the organizers strive to surprise with something, to bring something of their own. Hardly anyone doubted that Sochi 2014 surpassed Vancouver 2010. And now a new feature will be the torch relay, akin to the Olympic one. It will begin simultaneously at several points on the map of our huge country - in the Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Sakhalin, Chelyabinsk regions and Kabardino-Balkaria. Intermediate finish in Moscow, in the Kremlin Palace, February 23, Defender of the Fatherland Day. And the next morning the torch will be transported by plane to Adler airport. Next, the usual route to the finish line in the Olympic Park, at the Ice Cube arena, where the opening of the Games will take place with the ceremonial lighting of the fire. What do you think is the final distance of the relay? Correct: 2017
By the way, a climbing wall will be installed next to the Ice Cube at the Bolshoi Sports Palace. This original structure, comparable to all other objects in the Olympic Park, weighs 60 tons and, with your imagination, you can apply more than a hundred reliefs of varying complexity on it, in a word, for every taste and level of skill. IN in this case this level promises to be Olympic, and the upcoming Games are a test of strength, an excellent opportunity to test yourself before the upcoming White Olympics, but why be shy - open the starting page in the biography of the Olympic novelty, and it will happen in Russia! Now the climbing wall is located in Moscow and 15 trucks are being prepared to transport it to Sochi (this will happen in the near future).
…IN difficult situation, in which due to known reasons turned out to be now domestic sport, current World Games, holding them in Russia is like an outlet for us, a lifesaver, a worthy response to our enemies, of whom, unfortunately, there are many. The most zealous (for example, the German Olympic Committee) demand that we be excommunicated from the 2018 Winter Olympics. SIZM is also experiencing corresponding pressure, however - thanks to it - it does not give in to pressure, it stands its ground: Russia firmly occupies its place among the leaders of world sports, naturally, this also applies to the military environment, and no one can shake these positions with various doping threats.
It remains to be regretted that we somehow hastened to disagree with SportAccord, succumbing to emotions and not fully understanding his proposals former leader and the President of the International Judo Federation Marius Vizer, which he did all in the same Sochi at the 2015 convention. But they concerned the optimization of the management of sports, the Olympic movement, their certain reorganization for the benefit of the cause, and were directed against the absolute dominance of the IOC over them. How we would need such an ally today. And in collaboration with SIZM?..
BIATHLON
The name of the sports discipline comes from two Latin words “double” and “wrestling”, so biathlon was originally called modern winter combined. Includes cross-country skiing and rifle shooting at multiple shooting ranges.The first race, vaguely reminiscent of biathlon, was organized by border guards on the Swedish-Norwegian border back in 1767. In the 19th century in Norway, biathlon emerged as a sport for soldiers. The ancestor of modern biathlon, the military patrol competition, was introduced at the Olympic Games in 1924, 1928, 1936 and 1948.
As part of the III Winter Military World Games, competitions will be held in the following events: sprint (7.5 km for women, 10 km for men), mixed relay (6 km for women and 7.5 km for men) and patrol race (15 km for women, 20 km for men).
Patrol Race – modern look military patrol competitions (the race that is the ancestor of biathlon). This is a race with a distance of 20 km for men and 15 km for women, with three shooting stages. Each participating country can enter two patrols (male and female).
The team consists of four athletes - biathletes and skiers. One of the team members is the patrol leader, three are patrol members, each of whom fires from a prone position and fires one shot at the center of his installation. In case of misses - penalty loops according to the number of team misses according to IBU rules.
Sprint– a type of biathlon race of 10 km for men and 7.5 km for women with two shooting ranges. Biathletes start at intervals of 30 seconds. After the first round, shooting is done from a prone position, after the second - standing. Biathletes themselves choose firing positions at the shooting range to perform shooting. For each miss there is a penalty loop of 150 m.
Mixed relay- team competition in biathlon. The team consists of four athletes (two women and two men). Each biathlete goes through one stage, which is 6 km for women and 7.5 km for men, with two shooting ranges.
One representative from each country starts at the same time and, having completed their stage, passes the baton to the next biathlete from their team. Women complete their distances first, then men. At each stage there are two shootings: the first is lying down, the second is standing. The athlete has three spare cartridges for each shooting session. If a biathlete runs out of spare cartridges, then for each subsequent miss a penalty loop of 150 m is provided.