2003 Military World Games
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| Host city | Catania |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Nations | 87 |
| Athletes | 2800 |
| Events | 13 |
| Opening | December 4, 2003 |
| Closing | December 11, 2003 |
| Opened by | President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Main venue | Cibali |
The 2003 Military World Games was an international multi-sport event for military personnel which was held in Catania, Italy from 4–11 December 2003. It was the third edition of the Military World Games, competition organised by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire.[1] A total of 84 nations were represented at the event, with some 2800 military servicemen and women competing in the tournament. The games opening ceremony took place at the Stadio Angelo Massimino in front of 5000 spectators.[2]
Sports
A total of thirteen sports were contested at the 2003 Games.[3]
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball ()
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling ()
- File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving ()
- File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing ()
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
- File:Lifesaving pictogram.svg Lifesaving ()
- File:Modern pentathlon (pre-2025) pictogram.svg Modern pentathlon ()
- File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing ()
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming ()
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Track and field ()
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
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Games schedule
| - | Ceremony | C | Competition | F | Finals |
| December → | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening ceremony | ||||||||
| Basketball | C | F | ||||||
| Boxing | C | F | ||||||
| Cycling | F | F | ||||||
| Diving | C | C | ||||||
| Fencing | C | F | ||||||
| Football | C | C | F | |||||
| Judo | F | F | ||||||
| Lifesaving | C | |||||||
| Modern pentathlon | C | C | F | |||||
| Swimming | C | |||||||
| Sailing | C | |||||||
| Track and field | F | |||||||
| Volleyball | C | F | ||||||
| Closing ceremony | ||||||||
- Note: The football tournament began before the Games opening ceremony, with the first matches taking place on 2 and 3 December.
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
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- All information taken from Armed Forces Sports.[4]
Participation
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg Afghanistan
- File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
- File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
- File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
- File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
- File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
- File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
- File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo
- File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
- File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
- File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
- File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
- File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya
- File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
- File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
- File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
- File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
- File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
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References
- ↑ The City of U Liotru and Pupi’s. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ↑ Coleman, Craig (2003-12-04). Military World Games begin in Italy Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Armed Forces Sports (USA). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Programme Handbook (archived). CISM/Archive.org. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ↑ 3rd Military World Games. CISM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
External links
- Archived official website
- CISM website
- Archived news of US performances
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to 2003 Military World Games at Wikimedia Commons
