Rio 2011 Military Games Presentation

Photo: Pedro Kirilos, RioturThe 5^th Military World Games will be the largest military sport event ever in Brazil. The event will happen in the city of Rio de Janeiro in July 2011 and will gather 8,000 participants. Athletes will be approximately 6,000 and 2,00 delegates from over 100 countries. Twenty sports will be competing, some for the first time in military world games, such as beach volleyball. Brazil should participate with 250 athletes and will be represented in all sports.

The choice by Brazil to host the 5^th Military World Games took place in May 2007, in Burkina Faso (Africa), during the meeting of the International Military Sports Council (acronym in French Conseil International du Sport Militaire-CISM).

The country had played with Turkey the right to host the games. In the final judgment, the sports infrastructure already created in Rio de Janeiro for the Pan American Games, the Brazilian experience in major events and the support shown by the Brazilian authorities to the project were decisive for the victory of Brazil.


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