2007 Military World Games
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| Host city | Hyderabad |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| Motto | Friendship Through Sport |
| Nations | 101 |
| Athletes | 5,000+ |
| Events | 14 |
| Opening | 14 October 2007 |
| Closing | 21 October 2007 |
| Opened by | Pratibha Patil |
| Main venue | Balayogi Athletic Stadium |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2007 Military World Games, officially the 4th CISM Military World Games were held at the twin-cities Hyderabad - Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from 14–21 October 2007. Some parts of the games were also held in Mumbai.[1]
According to press release by the organizers nearly 5000 athletes from 101 countries participated. The motto of the games was Friendship Through Sport. Russia emerged on top of the medal tally with 42 gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze medals. The People's Republic of China, second with 38 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze while Germany came a distant third with 7 gold, 10 silver and 13 bronze.
Games
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The Military Games torch began its journey from Leh to Kanya Kumari on 4 August 2007 and reached New Delhi on 5 August 2007. The blasts in August 2007 at two locations in the venue city of the games created doubt as to whether the games would be held, but the organizers confirmed the event would be on schedule and as planned. It was later known that the terror cell that carried the blasts in the city also planned to attack the military games.[citation needed]
The opening ceremony of the games was held at the GMC Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad. President of India Pratibha Patil declared the games open.[2] Games ended on 21 October. The Defence Minister of India, Shri A. K. Antony declared the games closed at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium.[citation needed]
Sports
[edit]A total of fourteen sports were contested at the Games.[3]
Boxing ()
Diving ()
Football ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Military pentathlon ()
Parachuting ()
Sailing ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Track and field ()
Triathlon ()
Volleyball ()
Wrestling ()
Medal table
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* Host nation (India)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 42 | 29 | 29 | 100 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 73 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 6 |  Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  North Korea (PRK) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 |  Greece (GRE) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 |
| 15 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 17 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 20 | India (IND)* | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 21 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 |  Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 |  Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 36 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 37 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 45 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 46 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (49 entries) | 157 | 157 | 200 | 514 | |
Participating nations
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina (27)
Austria
Azerbaijan
Brunei
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus (166)
Belgium
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana (25)
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Republic (2)
Cameroon
Canada (165)
Cape Verde
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic (40)
Cyprus (32)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Egypt
Ecuador
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland (42)
France
Gabon
Germany
Greece
Guinea
Hungary (23)
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland (62)
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica (12)
Jordan
Kenya (34)
Kuwait
Latvia (68)
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg (13)
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Montenegro
Myanmar
Namibia (16)
Nepal
Netherlands (93)
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway (54)
Oman
Peru
Poland (109)
Portugal (6)
Qatar (42)
Republic of the Congo
Romania (93)
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia (64)
Slovenia (55)
South Africa (67)
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka (47)
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden (79)
Switzerland (53)
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey (134)
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States (190)
Uruguay
Uzbekistan (55)
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia (37)
Zimbabwe
Source: [5]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Military Games in 2007". The Hindu. 9 April 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.
- ^ President inaugurates 4th Military World Games in Hyderabad
- ^ About Events. 2007 MWG (archived). Retrieved on 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Final medal tally at the 4th Military World Games". Archived from the original on 23 September 2018.
- ^ "4th CISM MWG : final participations". cism-milsport.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007.
External links
[edit]- Archived version of official website
- CISM website
Media related to 2007 Military World Games at Wikimedia Commons
