World Military Championships

The World Military Championships (WMC) are the world championships of the military sports, regularly organized by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, in each of the 25 disciplines of the sport military.[1]

Sailing at the 44th World Military Sailing Championship, in 2010.

History

CISM had its roots in World War II. Eighty-two free world nations competed in about 24 different sports. The United States participates in 12 of those sports. Athletes who have done well at the interservice championships, national and international level are invited into a CISM training camp, which operates much like military training camps. "It’s the highest level of competition aside from Pan American and Olympic Games," said William Fleming, head of the U.S. Navy Sports Program Branch. "CISM is kind of like the international military olympics." Military athletes often are competing against Olympic competitors in CISM games and World Military Championships, hence the nickname "The Military Olympics."[2]

Championships

In the year of the Military World Games (from 1995, every four years), championship shall be the same of the World Games tournament.

NumberEventFirst EditionLast Edition
Military Sports
1World Military Pentathlon Championship195064th (2017)
2World Military Aeronautical Pentathlon Championship194857th (2015)
3World Military Naval Pentathlon Championship195450th (2015)
4World Military Modern Pentathlon Championship196345th (2017)
5World Military Triathlon Championship199219th (2017)
6World Military Orienteering Championship196550th (2017)
7World Military Parachuting Championship196441st (2017)
8World Military Sailing Championship194952nd (2021)
Combat Sports
9World Military Boxing Championship194758th (2021)
10World Military Fencing Championship194745th (2017)
11World Military Judo Championship196637th (2016)
12World Military Taekwondo Championship198034th (2011)
13World Military Wrestling Championship196132nd (2017)
Main Sports
14World Military Track and Field Championship194645th (2015)
15World Military Cross Country Championship194757th (2017)
16World Military Marathon Championship50th (2018)
17World Military Swimming & Lifesaving Championship194649th (2017)
18World Military Shooting Championship195750th (2018)
19World Military Archery Championship20171st (2017)
20World Military Cycling Road Championship20th (2018)
21World Military Cycling Mountain Bike Championship21st (2018)
Team Sports
22World Military Basketball Championship19502015 M / 2016 W
23World Military Football Championship19462017 M / 2018 W
24World Military Handball Championship1982
25World Military Volleyball Championship19612016 M / 2017 W
Winter Sports
26World Military Skiing Championship195455th (2023)
Other Sports
27World Military Equestrian Championship196920th (2017)
28World Military Golf Championship200311th (2017)

See also

References
  1. "World Military Championships". cism-milsport.org. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. Conseil International du Sport Militaire: The Military Olympics by Gary Hopkins, All Hands, February 1985, pp. 22-23.
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