CISM - Conseil International du Sport Militaire - International Military Sports Council


365 days In exactly 365 days, the 5th CISM Military World Games will officially start in Rio de Janeiro. Some 110 nation, and 7.500 participants are expected to gather under the CISM lag to compete and celebrate the uniqueness of Friendship through Sport. In Rio, the Organizing Committee organized several events to celebrate the one year countdown to the Games. Globo TV, one of the most important TV network in Brazil, advertised the countdown to the Games in its daily sports bulleting. Click on the picture to see the video

Integration through sport After four editions, Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 5th military World Games – Peace Games, Rio-2011. Promoted by CISM (International Military Sports Council), it aims to develop relations between the countries armed forces on behalf of friendship, solidarity and to contribute to a harmonious development of the military. Actions that are based on the main CISM motto: "Friendship through Sport". The Ministry of Defense and the Brazilian armed forces have the responsibility to organize and conduct the 5th Military World Games, event that happens every four years, always one year prior to the Olympic Games. This is the first time that the American continent hosts the games and, following the Council's goal has in this issue the slogan: "The Peace Games". The competitions that will be held 16-24 July 2010 will be including the presence of 6 thousand athletes, from110 countries. CISM was created soon after the end of WWII in 1948 and came within a spirit of peace and integration of Nations. The entity congregates 133 Member States gathering more than a million military athletes from around the world, being the third entity sports on the planet. The first edition of the Military World Games was held in Rome, Italy, in September 1995, celebrating 50 years of the end of WWII. The second edition was in Zagreb, Croatia in 1999. The games went to Italy in 2003, in Catania. The latest edition was held in Hyderabad, India, with seven thousand soldiers from 101 countries contending 17 sports. The Peace Games will have a total of 20 sports, being 15 Olympians: Marathon, boxing, basketball, fencing, equestrian, soccer, judo, swimming, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, shooting, triathlon, sailing, volleyball and beach volleyball. Military sports will be five: orienteering, parachuting, naval pentathlon; military pentathlon and aeronautical pentathlon. The sports infrastructure and support, to be used in games, leverages the resources and experience of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Some of the main city sports’ squares, which were used in the Pan Rio of 2007, will shelter competitions of the Rio-2011 Games, such as João Havelange Olympic Stadium, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, Maracanãzinho gymnasium and the National Equestrian Center, among others. To house the delegations three Villages of Military Athletes are being built. The White Village in Campo Grande with capacity for 2,358 athletes, the Green Village in Deodoro, with capacity for 2,436 athletes, and the Blue Village which can put up to 2,396 people. After the games the dwelling will be transformed into residences for the three Military Forces. The Green Village will be reused in 2016 Summer Olympics. The joy of the “cariocas”, the determination of the military athlete, the fraternization between Nations and the Olympic spirit are the ingredients of the 5th Military World games – The Peace Games – indicating the sure of one more success in Brazilian capacity to conduct major events. SPORTS INDIVIDUAL SPORTS Track & Field / Marathon Venue: João Havelange Olympic Stadium Facilities: Permanent Gender: M / W Competition Date: 19-23 July Swimming Venue: Maria Lenk Aquatic Park Facilities: Permanent Gender: M / W Competition Date: 17-21 July Equestrian Venue: Deodoro Olympic Complex / National Equestrian Centre Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: Mixed M and W Competition Date: 19-24 July Modern Pentathlon Venue: Modern Pentathlon Olympic Centre Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 20-23 July Sailing Venue: Guanabara Bay Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: M/W and Mixed Competition Date: 18-22 July Triathlon Venue: Copacabana Beach Facilities: Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 24-July GROUP SPORTS Basketball Venue: Miécimo da Silva Sports Centre Facilities: Permanent Gender: M Competition Date: 17-24 July Women Soccer Venues: Miécimo da Silva Sports Centre 57º BI - 57º Motorized School of Infantry battalion Communications School Vasco da Gama Regatta Club Facilities: Permant Gender: W Competition Date: 13-22 July Men Soccer Venues: João Havelange Olympic Stadium CIAA - Almirante Alexandrino Instruction Centre CIAGA - Almirante Graça Aranha Instruction Centre 1º Bl Vasco da Gama Regatas Club Facilities: Permanent Gender: M Competition Date: 13-22 July Men Volleyball Venue: Maracanãzinho Gymnasium Facilities: Permanent Gender: M Competition Date: 17-24 July Women Volleyball Venue: Maracanãzinho Gymnasium Facilities: Permanent Gender:W Competition Date: 17-24 July DEMONSTRATION SPORTS Men Beach Volleyball Venue: Copacabana Beach Facilities: Temporary Gender: M Competition Date: 17-24 July Women Beach Volleyball Venue: Copacabana Beach Facilities: Temporary Gender: W Competition Date: 17-24 July MILITARY SPORTS Aeronautical Pentathlon Venues: CNTE - Shooting Sports National Centre Santa Cruz Air base UNIFA - Air Force University FLONA - National Forest Mario Xavier in Seropédica Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: Mixed and M/W Competition Date: 17-23 July Military Pentathlon Venue: Deodoro Olympic Complex Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 17-23 July Naval Pentathlon Venue: CEFAN – Almirante Adalberto Nunes Physical Education Centre Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 18-21 July Parachuting Venue: Resende Municipal Airport Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 17-23 July Shooting Venue: National Shooting Sports Centre Facilities: Permanent and Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 19-23 July Orienteering Venues: CI Avelar in Paty de Alferes FLONA - National Forest Mario Xavier in Seropédica Facilities: Temporary Gender: M/W Competition Date: 18-22 July COMBAT SPORTS Boxing Venue: CIAMPA – Almirante Milclíades Portela Alves Instruction Centre Facilities: Permanent Gender: M Competition Date: 18-23 July Fencing Venue: 26thBI Pqdt – Infantry Battalion Motorized (school) Facilities: Permanent Gender: M/W Competition Date: 18-23 July Taekwondo Venue: CEFAN – Almirante Adalberto Nunes Physical Education Centre Facilities: Permanent Gender: M/W Competition Date: 20-23 July Judo Venue: EsEFEx – Army School of Physical Education Facilities: Permanent Gender: M/W Competition Date: 18-23 July


Men at work!

The CISM Athletes Villages RIO 2011 The building of the 3 Athletes villages where most of the participants in the 5th CISM MWG 2011 will be accommodated is going well. As you can see on these pictures, the different blocks of the villages are surely growing!





Launching Ceremony into the 5th CISM Military World Games

During a prestigious Ceremony in Forte São João, the CISM President could express the CISM gratitude to the present political, sports and military Brazilian authorities. General Gola insisted on the considerable impact of the 5th CISM Military World Games in the international sports world. Brazilian authorities, counting on the presence of the CISM President General Gianni Gola, launch into the 5th Military World Games 2011 in Rio de Janeiro on Sep 18th with an eye on the Olympic Games 2016. According to the Secretary General to the Rio-2016 Committee, Mr Carlos Roberto Osório, the 5th edition of the Military World Games in 2011 is a direct investment in the Olympic Games, to which Rio is a candidate as hosting city. This Military World Games event encompasses integrated projects that clearly display long-term planning, continuity, and guarantees. Existing facilities along with those being built right now, will be provided for these Military Games, and then for the Olympic Games. Enthusiastically, General Gola said that considering both the social and sports point of view, South America is a significant region to show that universality is not just a theoretical term. The General continues: “The military sport is part of the Olympic Movement. If one does want universality, one has to work on it”. It is also worth to remind that Brazilian officials at federal, state, and municipality levels through out the country are backing the event. His Excellency the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as such, has been showing unconditional support, but the words in his recommendation to the authorities are quite cautious: to keep an unpretentious and feet-on-the-ground behaviour. The Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Sérgio Cabral, mentioned that the Military World Games are a kind of extraordinary happening, comparable to the Pan-American games when one takes into account the number of athletes, delegations, participants and spectators involved. CISM is really proud of and grateful for the organising of this magnificent ceremony marking the launching into the 5th edition of the CISM Military World Games at the Forte São João in Rio de Janeiro.

Meeting between President of Brazil Lula da Silva and President of CISM Dr Gen Gianni Gola

On the 8th July 2009 , at the Brazilian Embassy in Rome, in a very cordial atmosphere, a personal meeting was held between the President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Italy on the occasion of the G8 and G5 meetings, and the President of the International Military Sports Council, Maj. Gen. Gianni Gola. The meeting, expressly requested by the President of Brazil, revolved on the analysis of the situation concerning the organization of the next Military World Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro on 2011. General Gola, recently back from a site visit in Rio and Brasilia, expressed on behalf of CISM the full appreciation for the excellent preparatory works and underlined the fact that Brazil will be the first country in CISM history to build an athletes village able to host 7000 persons. At the end of the Military World Games, the facility will be assigned to the Brazilian Armed Forces as housing of the military personnel. Concerning to sports facilities, Brazil has already at disposal the very efficient structures successfully used on the occasion of the Pan American Games of 2007.

Preparatory Visit in Brazil
General Gola, President of CISM and Colonel Alexandre Morisod, Secretary General were welcomed by the Minister of Sports, Mr. Orlando Silva and the highest military authorities of Brazil.

In the frame of the 30th World Military Volleyball Championship that took place in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 30 June, the President and the Secretary General of CISM made the trip to Brasilia to meet the Minister of Sports, Mr. Orlando Silva, and the Army, Air Force and Navy chiefs of staff.

This audience with Minister Silva gave the CISM representatives an opportunity to thank him for his important support of the proposal to hold the CISM Military World Games in Rio in 2011. During their discussion, the Minister of Sports repeated his unconditional support of military sports and confirmed the importance of our Games in 2011 for the highest political authorities in Brazil, as was proven by the meeting between the President of CISM and the President of the Republic of Brazil, Mr. Lula da Silva in Rome on 8 July.

From the standpoint of the military authorities, there is no need to say that support of the 2011 games is top priority for all Brazilian armed forces. Everyone is working to ensure favourable conditions for the Games at the highest level in CISM history.

On getting back to Rio, the CISM officials, joined by the head of the project for the 2011 World Games, Mr. Olivier Verhelle, did a marathon preparatory visit of the various infrastructures that will be used by our best athletes in 2011. Most of them served recently in the Panamerican games in 2007 and therefore meet the highest standards for international sports. The inspection visits included the sites chosen to construct the future athletes village and a study of the various aspects of the organization of the Games, such as the transport and security plans, housing and accreditation systems.

The authorities in Rio also took part in the visit of the CISM President – the Governor of the State of Rio, Mr. Sergio Cabral, met the CISM officials in his palace to discuss the various practical possibilities for supporting the Games within the Rio community. One of the first measures decided was the organization of a televised press conference to be held in Rio in August in the Governor's Palace, to heighten general interest of the Carioca press. The other measure was the Governor's decision to officially launch an appeal to Brazilian companies for sponsorship of the Games in 2011. The Brazilian Olympic Committee also participated: Secretary General Carlos Osorio accompanied General Gola during his visit to the Governor with a single thought in mind: synergy.

In Brazil, civilians, athletes and the military are looking forward to our Games and are preparing to welcome our best athletes in two years' time.

Brazil

has won!
Rio de Janeiro city will host the 2011 World Military Games.

Brazilian victory! On Friday, May the 25th, in Burkina Faso, Africa, the clocks read 0130pm local time (1030am in Brasília), when the President of the International Military Sports Council-CISM, General Gianni Gola, entered the auditorium with the result of the CISM poll. Mr Gola, addressing to more than 400 representatives of the greatest international military sport s organization, announced that Brazil had just won, by means of a ballot, the race against Turkey aiming at hosting the 5th World Military Games in 2011. Representatives from over 75 countries had taken part in the poll.

The team from the Ministry of Defense, led by the president of the Brazilian Military Sports Commission, Air Force Major General Luiz Antonio Pinto Machado, had to fight for every vote to get Brazil elected. The struggle was successful. Pinto Machado got excited when he learned the result. "The hard work has been rewarded. I am very happy with the victory, but you know... from now on we have the immense responsibility for planning the event, which is intended to be inspired on the Pan American games, because the importance of both events is practically the same", he said. Emotioned, the CDMB president praised the Turkish campaign: "I am impressed with the gentlemanliness on the side of the Turkish, I do believe that the final score must have been tight, although we don´t know it", he added.

In order to have the delegates side with Brazil , the members of the Brazilian team, supported by representatives of the Ministry of Sport and of Embratur, had the audience watch a film about Brazil , focussing on the infra-structure for the Pan American games.
The film also depicted interviews with main governmental and sport s authorities. On the video, Valdir Pires, the Minister of Defense, backed the Brazilian candidacy: " Rio de Janeiro will be the stage of a really great military championship. We are all set and be welcome", he asserted. According to Pinto Machado, for the 2011 military games Brazil intends to support the African countries by providing their delegations with tran sport to and lodging in Brazil .


Brigadier General Pinto Machado (on the right) and CISM President Brigadier General Gola signing the Preliminary Agreement for the 5th CISM Military World Games.	Representatives from Brazil celebrating the victory