2015 Military World Games

2015 Military World Games
Host city Mungyeong, South Korea
Nations participating 110
Athletes participating 8,700
Events 248 in 24 sports
Opening ceremony 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
Closing ceremony 11 October 2015 (2015-10-11)
Officially opened by President Park Geun-hye
Main venue KAFAC Sports Complex
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The 2015 Military World Games, officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games, is hosted from October 2–11, 2015 in Mungyeong, South Korea.

The games is the largest military sports event ever held in South Korea, with approximately 8,700 athletes from 110 countries competing in 24 sports. The Games were organized by the Ministry of National Defense Republic of Korea in accordance with CISM regulations and the rules of the International Sports Federations.[1]

Sports

The competition comprised 24 sports, some of them appearing for the first time in military world games, such as archery.[2]

Medal table

      Host nation (South Korea)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 59 43 33 135
2  Brazil 34 26 24 84
3  China 32 31 35 98
4  South Korea 19 15 25 59
5  Poland 10 13 19 42
6  France 9 9 11 29
7  Germany 8 10 15 33
8  Bahrain 7 2 4 13
9  Italy 5 11 12 28
10  Ukraine 5 9 12 26
11  Egypt 4 4 6 14
12  Kazakhstan 4 3 6 13
13  Algeria 4 3 2 9
14  Norway 4 1 1 6
15  Iran 3 10 15 28
16  Mongolia 3 4 6 13
17  Czech Republic 3 2 1 6
18  Tunisia 3 0 1 4
19  Azerbaijan 2 4 6 12
20  Kenya 2 4 4 10
21  Finland 2 4 1 7
22  Austria 2 3 2 7
23   Switzerland 2 2 2 6
 United States 2 2 2 6
25  Belgium 2 1 2 5
26  Sweden 2 0 2 4
27  Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2
28  Belarus 1 6 6 13
29  Qatar 1 5 2 8
30  Slovenia 1 1 3 5
31  Vietnam 1 1 2 4
32  Oman 1 1 1 3
33  Ecuador 1 1 0 2
34  Morocco 1 0 5 6
35  Estonia 1 0 2 3
 Turkey 1 0 2 3
37  Croatia 1 0 0 1
 Hungary 1 0 0 1
 Syria 1 0 0 1
40  Romania 0 3 3 6
41  India 0 2 5 7
42  Latvia 0 2 2 4
43  Lithuania 0 1 3 4
44  Dominican Republic 0 1 2 3
 Indonesia 0 1 2 3
 Thailand 0 1 2 3
 Venezuela 0 1 2 3
48  Armenia 0 1 1 2
49  Greece 0 1 0 1
 Luxembourg 0 1 0 1
51  Bulgaria 0 0 2 2
 Canada 0 0 2 2
 Cameroon 0 0 2 2
 Denmark 0 0 2 2
55  Kuwait 0 0 1 1
 South Africa 0 0 1 1
 Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1
 Uganda 0 0 1 1
Mixed Teams 0 0 1 1
Total 246 246 307 799

Source: [3]

References

  1. Lange, Katie (2015-10-05). 2015 CISM Military World Games Kick Off in South Korea Department of Defense Live. Retrieved on 2015-10-09.
  2. "Sports". korea2015mwg.org. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. "Medal Standings". korea2015mwg.org. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

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