2015 Military World Games

Multi-sport event in Mungyeong, South Korea October 2015 VI Military World Games 2015 Military World Games (logo).png 220px Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea Friendship Together, Peace Forever(ko 우정의 어울림, 평화의 두드림) 110 8,700 246 in 23 sports 2015 10 2 y 2015 10 11 y President Park Geun-hye KAFAC Sports Complex Rio 2011 Wuhan 2019 Annecy 2013 Sochi 2017 The 2015 Military World Games (2015년 세계 군인 체육 대회 2015 World Military Sports Festival), officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games (제6회 세계 군인 체육 대회 6th World Military Sports Festival no) and also known as Mungyeong 2015 (문경 2015 no), 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20161215124042/http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2015/10/2015-cism-military-world-games-kick-off-in-south-korea/ 2016-12-15 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 18em 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. Sports korea2015mwg.org http://www.korea2015mwg.org/munkyoung/sports/index October 9, 2015 13px|Aeronautical pentathlon Aeronautical pentathlon (details) Archery Athletics (and Para Athletics) Basketball Boxing Cycling Fencing Football Golf Handball Judo Military pentathlon Modern pentathlon 13px|Naval pentathon Naval pentathlon no Orienteering Parachuting Sailing Shooting Swimming Taekwondo Triathlon Volleyball Wrestling Games schedule Schedule Medal table #ccccff Host nation (South Korea) solid 1px #AAAAAA 59 43 33 34 26 24 32 31 35 19 15 25 yes 10 13 19 9 9 11 8 10 15 7 2 4 5 11 12 5 9 12 4 4 6 4 3 6 4 3 2 4 1 1 3 10 15 3 4 6 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 4 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 6 6 1 5 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 SYR 1980 0 3 3 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 DOM 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Source: Medal Standings korea2015mwg.org http://www.korea2015mwg.org/medal/menumedalstanding October 9, 2015 October 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027174906/http://www.korea2015mwg.org/medal/menumedalstanding dead References External links Official website Military World Games Category:Military World Games Military Category:October 2015 sports events in South Korea Category:International sports competitions hosted by South Korea