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{{short description|Multi-sport event for military sportspeople}}
{{Infobox sporting event organization
| name         = Military World Games
| image        = CISM flag.svg
| caption      = 
| abbreviation = 
| motto        = 
| formation    = [[1995 Military World Games|1995 Rome]]
| recurrence   = 4 Years
| last         = [[2019 Military World Games|2019 Wuhan]]
| next         = [[2025 Military World Games|2025 Bern]]
| purpose  = Military multi-sport event for nations of the world
| headquarters = 
| leader_title = Organization
| leader_name  = [[International Military Sports Council|CISM]]
| website      = 
}}

The '''Military World Games''' is a [[multi-sport event]] for [[military sports]]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 [[2010 Winter Military World Games|first edition]] was organized by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[regione|region]] of [[Aosta Valley]] from 20 to 25 of March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guidance for Submitting a Candidature to the Organization of the 1st CISM Winter Military Games |url=http://www.cismmilsport.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/guide-MilitaryWinterGames.pdf |work=[[International Military Sports Council|CISM official website]] |publisher=CISM Winter Military Games Bidding Book |access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>

== Sports ==
=== Summer Games ===

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{GamesSport|Archery}}
*{{GamesSport|Artistic gymnastics}}
*{{GamesSport|Athletics}}
*{{GamesSport|Badminton}}
*{{GamesSport|Basketball}}
*{{GamesSport|Beach volleyball}}
*{{GamesSport|Boxing}}
*{{GamesSport|Cycling}}
*{{GamesSport|Diving}}
*{{GamesSport|Equestrian}}
*{{GamesSport|Fencing}}
*{{GamesSport|Football}}
*{{GamesSport|Golf}}
*{{GamesSport|Handball|Format=m}} (<small>{{ill|Handball at the Military World Games|fr|Championnat du monde militaire de handball|lt=''details''}}</small>)
*{{GamesSport|Judo}}
*{{GamesSport|Modern pentathlon}}
*{{GamesSport|Open water swimming}}
*{{GamesSport|Orienteering}}
*{{GamesSport|Parachuting}}
*{{GamesSport|Sailing}}
*{{GamesSport|Shooting}}
*{{GamesSport|Swimming}}
*{{GamesSport|Table tennis}}
*{{GamesSport|Taekwondo}}
*{{GamesSport|Tennis}}
*{{GamesSport|Triathlon}}
*{{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
*{{GamesSport|Wrestling}}
}}

;Military sports
* {{GamesSport|Aeronautical pentathlon|Image=No}}
* {{GamesSport|Military pentathlon|Image=No}}
* {{GamesSport|Naval pentathlon|Image=No}}

=== Winter Games ===
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* {{GamesSport|Alpine skiing}}
* {{GamesSport|Biathlon}}
* {{GamesSport|Cross-country skiing}}
* {{GamesSport|Military patrol}}
* {{GamesSport|Short track speed skating}}
* {{GamesSport|Ski mountaineering}}
* {{GamesSport|Ski-orienteering}}
* {{GamesSport|Sport climbing}}
}}

== Editions ==

=== Summer Games ===

{{location map+|Earth|float=center|width=750|caption=Host cities of the Military Games|places=
{{Location map~|Earth|position=left|lat=41.9102415|long=12.3959146|label='''[[Rome|1995]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=|lat=45.8403496|long=15.8242487|label='''[[Zagreb|1999]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=|lat=37.5057934|long=14.5247364|label='''[[Catania|2003]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=|lat=17.4126274|long=78.2679604|label='''[[Hyderabad|2007]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=|lat=-22.0597026|long=-44.0442635|label='''[[Rio de Janeiro|2011]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=right|lat=36.5946332|long=128.1768904|label='''[[Mungyeong|2015]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=|lat=30.5684073|long=114.0201983|label='''[[Wuhan|2019]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Earth|position=|lat=35.22694|long=-80.84333|label='''[[Charlotte, North Carolina|2027]]'''}}
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2| Year
!rowspan=2| Games
!rowspan=2| Host
!rowspan=2| Opened by
!rowspan=2| Dates
!rowspan=2| Nations
!colspan=3| Competitors
!rowspan=2| Sports
!rowspan=2| Events
!rowspan=2| Top Country <br> On Medal Table
|-
! Men
! Women
! Total
|-
|1995
|[[1995 Military World Games|1]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]]
|align=left|[[Oscar Luigi Scalfaro]]
|align=left|September 4 – 16
|93
|
|
|4017
|17
|179
|align=left|{{RUS}}
|-
|1999
|[[1999 Military World Games|2]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]]
|align=left|[[Franjo Tuđman]]
|align=left|August 8 – 17
|80
|
|
|7825
|18
|199
|align=left|{{RUS}}
|-
|2003
|[[2003 Military World Games|3]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} [[Catania]]
|align=left|[[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]]
|align=left|December 4 – 11
|81
|
|
|3217
|11
|120
|align=left|{{CHN}}
|-
|2007
|[[2007 Military World Games|4]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Hyderabad]]
|align=left|[[Pratibha Patil]]
|align=left|October 14 – 21
|101
|
|
|4738
|15
|157
|align=left|{{RUS}}
|-
|2011
|[[2011 Military World Games|5]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|align=left|[[Dilma Rousseff]]
|align=left|July 15 – 24
|113
|
|
|4017
|20
|195
|align=left|{{BRA}}
|-
|2015
|[[2015 Military World Games|6]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Mungyeong]]
|align=left|[[Park Geun-hye]]
|align=left|October 2 – 11
|110
|
|
|8700
|24
|248
|align=left|{{RUS}}
|-
|2019
|[[2019 Military World Games|7]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wuhan]]
|align=left|[[Xi Jinping]]
|align=left|October 18 – 27
|110
|
|
|9308
|27
|316
|align=left|{{CHN}}
|-
|2027
|2027 Military World Games|8
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]
|align=left|TBA
|align=left|TBA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align=left|
|-
|}

=== Winter Games ===
{{location map+|Europe|float=center|width=750|caption=Host cities of the Military Games|places=
{{Location map~|Europe|position=|lat=45.734955|long=7.313076|label='''[[Aosta Valley|2010]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Europe|position=left|lat=45.916000|long=6.133000|label='''[[Annecy|2013]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Europe|position=|lat=43.588348|long=39.729996|label='''[[Sochi|2017]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Europe|position=|lat=47.630180|long=13.000074|label='''[[Berchtesgaden|2022]]'''}}
{{Location map~|Europe|position=|lat=47.05|long=8.3|label='''[[Lucerne|2025]]'''}}
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;text-align:center" width="75%"
|-
!rowspan=2| Year
!rowspan=2| Games
!rowspan=2| Host
!rowspan=2| Dates
!rowspan=2| Nations
!colspan=3| Competitors
!rowspan=2| Sports
!rowspan=2| Events
!rowspan=2| Top Country <br> On Medal Table
|-
! Men
! Women
! Total
|-
|2010
|[[2010 Winter Military World Games|1]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Aosta Valley]]
|align=left|March 20 – 25
|43
|
|
|800
|6
|28
|align=left|{{ITA}}
|-
|2013
|[[2013 Winter Military World Games|2]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Annecy]]
|align=left|March 24 – 29
|40
|
|
|1000
|8
|36
|align=left|{{FRA}}
|-
|2017
|[[2017 Winter Military World Games|3]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sochi]]
|align=left|February 24 – 27
|25
|
|
|402
|7
|44
|align=left|{{RUS}}
|-
|2022
|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Berchtesgaden]] 
|colspan=8 {{n/a|''Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic''<ref name="military_world_winter_games_cancelled_over_covid_19_concerns_2021">{{Cite news|last=Iveson|first=Ali|date=31 December 2021|title=Military World Winter Games cancelled over COVID-19 concerns|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117301/military-world-winter-games-cancelled|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>}}
|-
|2025
|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lucerne]] 
|align=left|March 24 – 29
|
|
|
|
|10
|50
|align=left|{{FRA}}
|}

=== Cadet Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;text-align:center" width="75%"
|-
!rowspan=2| Year
!rowspan=2| Games
!rowspan=2| Host
!rowspan=2| Dates
!rowspan=2| Nations
!colspan=3| Competitors
!rowspan=2| Sports
!rowspan=2| Events
!rowspan=2| Top Country <br> On Medal Table
|-
! Men
! Women
! Total
|-
|2010
|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ankara]]
|align=left|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2014
|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Quito]]
|align=left|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cska.ru/cadetgames/en/ | title=The III CISM Military World Cadet – St. Petersburg, August 4 – 12, 2022 }}</ref>
|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[St. Petersburg]]
|align=left|4–12 August
|20
|
|
|
|7
|
|{{RUS}}
|-
|2024 
|4
|{{flagicon|VEN}}
|}
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milsport.one/cism-events/cism-world-cadet-games|title = CISM - World Cadet Games}}</ref>

== Medals ==
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=== Summer Games ===
As of [[2019 Military World Games]].
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | show_limit     = 
 | remaining_text = 
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | gold_RUS = 294 | silver_RUS = 227 | bronze_RUS = 190
 | gold_CHN = 324 | silver_CHN = 247 | bronze_CHN = 168
 | gold_ITA = 88 | silver_ITA = 94 | bronze_ITA = 115
 | gold_BRA = 102 | silver_BRA = 104 | bronze_BRA = 107
 | gold_KOR = 47 | silver_KOR = 48 | bronze_KOR = 57
 | gold_POL = 49 | silver_POL = 61 | bronze_POL = 87
 | gold_FRA = 51 | silver_FRA = 53 | bronze_FRA = 70
 | gold_GER = 40 | silver_GER = 71 | bronze_GER = 80
 | gold_PRK = 39 | silver_PRK = 34 | bronze_PRK = 45
 | gold_UKR = 34 | silver_UKR = 63 | bronze_UKR = 73
 | gold_KEN = 27 | silver_KEN = 26 | bronze_KEN = 25
 | gold_USA = 21 | silver_USA = 30 | bronze_USA = 30
 | gold_BLR = 18 | silver_BLR = 25 | bronze_BLR = 58
 | gold_SLO = 15 | silver_SLO = 17 | bronze_SLO = 22
 | gold_IRI = 14 | silver_IRI = 22 | bronze_IRI = 27
 | gold_TUR = 14 | silver_TUR = 10 | bronze_TUR = 16
 | gold_NOR = 13 | silver_NOR = 21 | bronze_NOR = 15
 | gold_CRO = 13 | silver_CRO = 12 | bronze_CRO = 21
 | gold_UZB = 13 | silver_UZB = 9 | bronze_UZB = 12
 | gold_ROM = 11 | silver_ROM = 23 | bronze_ROM = 29
 | gold_AUT = 10 | silver_AUT = 15 | bronze_AUT = 21
 | gold_MAR = 10 | silver_MAR = 11 | bronze_MAR = 11
 | gold_KAZ = 10 | silver_KAZ = 9 | bronze_KAZ = 23
 | gold_BEL = 10 | silver_BEL = 5 | bronze_BEL = 13
 | gold_QAT = 9 | silver_QAT = 11 | bronze_QAT = 10
 | gold_BRN = 9 | silver_BRN = 6 | bronze_BRN = 11
 | gold_LAT = 9 | silver_LAT = 7 | bronze_LAT = 9
 | gold_KSA = 8 | silver_KSA = 6 | bronze_KSA = 5
 | gold_EGY = 8 | silver_EGY = 8 | bronze_EGY = 14
 | gold_SUI = 8 | silver_SUI = 7 | bronze_SUI = 20
 | gold_ALG = 7 | silver_ALG = 9 | bronze_ALG = 17
 | gold_SVK = 7 | silver_SVK = 7 | bronze_SVK = 10
 | gold_NED = 7 | silver_NED = 4 | bronze_NED = 9
 | gold_SWE = 7 | silver_SWE = 2 | bronze_SWE = 9
 | gold_CZE = 6 | silver_CZE = 10 | bronze_CZE = 10
 | gold_TUN = 6 | silver_TUN = 4 | bronze_TUN = 6
 | gold_FIN = 5 | silver_FIN = 18 | bronze_FIN = 12
 | gold_AZE = 5 | silver_AZE = 12 | bronze_AZE = 22
 | gold_GRE = 4 | silver_GRE = 20 | bronze_GRE = 11
 | gold_EST = 4 | silver_EST = 4 | bronze_EST = 6
 | gold_ECU = 3 | silver_ECU = 1 | bronze_ECU = 0
 | gold_CAN = 3 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 10
 | gold_HUN = 3 | silver_HUN = 10 | bronze_HUN = 6
 | gold_LTU = 3 | silver_LTU = 4 | bronze_LTU = 16
 | gold_CHI = 2 | silver_CHI = 4 | bronze_CHI = 2
 | gold_IND = 3 | silver_IND = 4| bronze_IND = 19
 | gold_BUL = 3 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 6
 | gold_SYR = 2 | silver_SYR = 4 | bronze_SYR = 2
 | gold_SRI = 2 | silver_SRI = 2 | bronze_SRI = 8
 | gold_IRL = 2 | silver_IRL = 1 | bronze_IRL = 4
 | gold_VEN = 1 | silver_VEN = 4 | bronze_VEN = 10
 | gold_ARM = 1 | silver_ARM = 1 | bronze_ARM = 5
 | gold_SUD = 1 | silver_SUD = 1 | bronze_SUD = 2
 | gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 2 | bronze_VIE = 3
 | gold_OMA = 1 | silver_OMA = 2 | bronze_OMA = 2
 | gold_TAN = 1 | silver_TAN = 2 | bronze_TAN = 0
 | gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 3
 | gold_UAE = 1 | silver_UAE = 0 | bronze_UAE = 2
 | gold_SCG = 1 | silver_SCG = 0 | bronze_SCG = 1
 | gold_UGA = 1 | silver_UGA = 0 | bronze_UGA = 2
 | gold_GAB = 1 | silver_GAB = 0 | bronze_GAB = 0
 | gold_SEN = 1 | silver_SEN = 0 | bronze_SEN = 0
 | gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 5 | bronze_THA = 10
 | gold_LES = 0 | silver_LES = 3 | bronze_LES = 1
 | gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 4 | bronze_DOM = 7
 | gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 2 | bronze_CYP = 2
 | gold_CMR = 0 | silver_CMR = 1 | bronze_CMR = 4
 | gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 2
 | gold_JOR = 0 | silver_JOR = 1 | bronze_JOR = 2
 | gold_NAM = 1 | silver_NAM = 1 | bronze_NAM = 2
 | gold_INA = 0 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 3
 | gold_MON = 0 | silver_MON = 1 | bronze_MON = 0
 | gold_RWA = 0 | silver_RWA = 1 | bronze_RWA = 1
 | gold_LUX = 0 | silver_LUX = 1 | bronze_LUX = 1
 | gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 3
 | gold_BAR = 0 | silver_BAR = 0 | bronze_BAR = 3
 | gold_BOT = 0 | silver_BOT = 0 | bronze_BOT = 2
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 3
 | gold_URU = 0 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 2
 | gold_AFG = 0 | silver_AFG = 0 | bronze_AFG = 1 | name_AFG = {{flagteam|AFG|2013}}
 | gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
 | gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 1
 | gold_CIV = 0 | silver_CIV = 0 | bronze_CIV = 1
 | gold_JAM = 0 | silver_JAM = 0 | bronze_JAM = 1
 | gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 0 | bronze_PAK = 2
 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1
 | gold_ALB = 0 | silver_ALB= 0 | bronze_ALB = 1
 | gold_KUW = 0 | silver_KUW = 0 | bronze_KUW = 2
 | gold_SUR = 0 | silver_SUR = 0 | bronze_SUR = 1
| gold_BHR = 17 | silver_BHR = 5 | bronze_BHR = 15
 | gold_MGL = 1 | silver_MGL = 3 | bronze_MGL = 5
 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 3
}}
{{col-break}}

=== Winter Games ===
As of [[2017 Winter Military World Games]].
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | show_limit     = 
 | remaining_text = 
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | gold_RUS = 29 | silver_RUS = 16 | bronze_RUS = 14
 | gold_ITA = 25 | silver_ITA = 19 | bronze_ITA = 18
 | gold_FRA = 24 | silver_FRA = 21 | bronze_FRA = 20
 | gold_CHN = 6 | silver_CHN = 11 | bronze_CHN = 8
 | gold_AUT = 6 | silver_AUT = 11 | bronze_AUT = 6
 | gold_SUI = 5 | silver_SUI = 6 | bronze_SUI = 5
 | gold_SLO = 4 | silver_SLO = 4 | bronze_SLO = 5
 | gold_NOR = 2 | silver_NOR = 5 | bronze_NOR = 2
 | gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 7
 | gold_POL = 2 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1
 | gold_KOR = 2 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 0
 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 4 | bronze_BUL = 2
 | gold_EST = 1 | silver_EST = 1 | bronze_EST = 0
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 5
 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 2
 | gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 4
 | gold_ROM = 0 | silver_ROM = 1 | bronze_ROM = 1
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 0
 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 1
 | gold_IRN = 0 | silver_IRN = 0 | bronze_IRN = 1
 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1
}}
{{col-end}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[International Army Games]]
* [[World Military Championships]]
* [[World Military Cup]]
* [[African Military Games]]
* [[Invictus Games]]
* [[Military pentathlon]]
* [[World Police and Fire Games]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.cism-milsport.org International military sports council]
*[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mwg.htm Athletics medalists]
*[http://www.cismvda.it/ Winter Military World Games 2010 – Aosta Valley (Italy)]

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