International Army Games

International Army Games
Армейские международные игры
Emblem of the games
First event 2015
Occur every year
Last event 2018
Purpose Military multi-sport event for nations of the World
Headquarters Moscow
Organizer Russian MoD

The International Army Games is a Russian military sports event organized by the Ministry of Defense of Russia (MoD). The annual International Army Games, which have taken place since August 2015, involve close to 30 countries battling it out in dozens of competitions over two weeks to prove which nation has the most military might.[1] The games have been referred to as the War Olympics.[2]

History

Participant countries of the 2018 International Army Games
  • 2015 International Army Games - Russia during August 1–15, 2015.[3]
  • 2016 International Army Games - It took place from July 30 to August 13, 2016. 3,500 servicemen from 19 states fought in 23 competitions.[4]
  • 2017 International Army Games - It was held from July 29 to August 12 in 5 countries: Russia, China, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. During the games 28 international competitions were held, including 5 new ones.
  • 2018 International Army Games - It was held from July 28 to August 11, 2018. It competitions were held in Armenia and Iran for the first time. Teams from Algeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Sudan and the Philippines also took part in the games for the first time.[5]

2018 Participants

Previous Participants

Photos of the Games

See also

References

  1. ↑ CNN, Rebecca Wright, Oren Liebermann, Darya Tarasova and Mary Ilyushina,. "Russia's International Army Games showcase military might".
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/22/the-russian-military-is-building-a-mini-reichstag-at-its-amusement-park-so-that-kids-have-a-real-building-to-storm/?utm_term=.aa54e1ebe34d
  3. ↑ "Russia holds its first International Army Games". Washington Post.
  4. ↑ "Министры обороны стран-участниц АРМИ-2016 приехали на игры в Россию". 30 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "What are Russia's International Army Games?". 28 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Appeared in 2017 games
  7. ↑ Appeared in 2017 games


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