Military sports

The military sports are sport mainly practiced by the military, the subject of international competitions, with an objective relates to the physical training of military, preparation for combat, skill, toughness, the development of physical qualities of the warfighter and improve the professional proficiency based on the different areas of the military action: land, sea and air.

History

Since the founding of the International Military Sports Council in 1948, was purpose of this organization structure a body of evidence that adapt and serve as training for the different branches of the armed forces.

Sports

There are 26 disciplines recognized by CISM; some are exclusively military sports.^[1]

Aeronautical pentathlon^* Basketball Boxing Cross country running Cycling (Cyclo-cross, Mountain biking, and Road) Equestrian (Dressage, Endurance, Eventing, and Jumping) Fencing Football Golf Handball Judo Marathon Military pentathlon^*

Modern pentathlon Naval pentathlon^* Orienteering Parachuting (Accuracy landing and Formation skydiving) Sailing Shooting Skiing (Alpine, Biathlon, Cross-country, Mountaineering, Orienteering, and Patrol) Swimming (includes Lifesaving) Taekwondo Track and field Triathlon Volleyball (indoor and beach) Wrestling

Short track speed skating and sport climbing have also been contested at the CISM World Winter Games.^[2]

Notes:

1. ^* — purely military sport

See also

• International Military Sports Council
• Military World Games
• World Military Championships
• Tank biathlon

References

1. "Military sports". cism-milsport.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
2. http://www.cism-milsport.org/eng/019_WINTER_WORLD_GAMES/Winter_world_games.asp

External links

• Military sports from site of the CISM