The 2015 Military World Games (), officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games () and also known as Mungyeong 2015 (), were hosted from October 2–11, 2015 in Mungyeong, South Korea.
The games were 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.Lange, Katie (2015-10-05). 2015 CISM Military World Games Kick Off in South Korea Department of Defense Live. Retrieved on 2015-10-09.
Venues Venues
North Gyeongsang Mungyeong VenueSportMungyeong Indoor StadiumWrestlingKAFAC Sports ComplexFootball, AthleticsKAFAC Indoor Sports ComplexJudo, TaekwondoKAFAC Modern Pentathlon StadiumModern PentathlonKAFAC Shooting RangeAeronautical PentathlonKAFAC Indoor Tennis CourtsFencingMungyeong Civic StadiumFootballMungyeong Cycling CourseCycling
Pohang VenueSport1st Marine Division, PohangParachuting, Naval PentathlonYeongildae BeachSailing, Triathlon
Gimcheon VenueSportGimcheon Sports ComplexFootballGimcheon Indoor Swimming PoolSwimmingGimcheon Sports Town Indoor GymnasiumVolleyballGimcheon Sports Town Badminton StadiumVolleyball
Andong VenueSportTop-Bliss CCGolfAndong Indoor GymnasiumBasketballAndong Civic StadiumFootball
Yeongcheon VenueSportYeongcheon KAAYShooting, Military PentathlonYeongcheon Indoor Swimming PoolMilitary Pentathlon
Yeongju VenueSportYeongju Indoor GymnasiumBoxingYeongju Dongyang UniversityOrienteeringYeongju Civic StadiumFootball
Sangju VenueSportSangju Civic StadiumFootballSangju Indoor GymnasiumHandball
Yecheon VenueSportYecheon JinHo International Archery FieldArcheryYecheon 16th Fighter WingAeronautical Pentathlon
Daegu VenueSportDaegu Shooting RangeShooting
Participating nations
Algeria (56) Albania (5) Angola (2) Armenia (15) Argentina (2) Azerbaijan (20) Austria (37) Brazil (329) Bahrain (69) Barbados (2) Belarus (95) Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina (11) Belgium (51) Bulgaria (21) Burkina Faso (3) Canada (104) Cameroon (55) Central African Republic Republic of the Congo (19) Chile (32) Colombia (31) China (553) Croatia (11) Cyprus (8) Czech Republic (27) Chad (11) Denmark (61) Dominican Republic (31) Ecuador (74) Egypt (83) Estonia (27) Swaziland (2) Finland (53) France (273) Germany (243) Gabon (9) Greece (46) Guinea (14) Hungary (56) India (54) Iran (90) Iraq Indonesia (46) Italy (139) Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan (5) Kazakhstan (62) Kenya (14) Kuwait (35) Lesotho (3) Latvia (32) Lebanon (7) Lithuania (56) Luxembourg (18) Macedonia Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco (24) Monaco (2) Mongolia (75) Montenegro (2) Macedonia (4) Namibia (3) Netherlands (89) Niger (3) Nigeria (12) Norway (28) Oman (63) Pakistan (19) Palestine (9) Peru (15) Poland (193) Qatar (99) Romania (77) Russia (243) Saudi Arabia (41) Senegal (3) Serbia (41) Slovakia (14) Slovenia (32) South Korea (172) Spain (111) Sri Lanka (73) Suriname Sweden (72) Switzerland (67) Syria (15) Tanzania (22) Thailand (55) Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia (17) Turkey (20) United Arab Emirates (27) United States (172) Uganda (5) Uzbekistan (50) Ukraine (87) Uruguay (27) Venezuela (84) Vietnam (32) Zambia (13) Zimbabwe (28)
Sports The competition comprised 24 sports, some of them appearing for the first time in military world games, such as archery.
Aeronautical pentathlon (details)
(and Para Athletics)
Games schedule Schedule
Medal table
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References
External links
Official website