International Army Games

The International Army Games is an annual Russian military sports event organized by the Ministry of Defense of Russia (MoD). The event, which was first staged in August 2015, involves close to 30 countries taking part in dozens of competitions over two weeks to prove which is the most skilled.[1] The games have been referred to as the War Olympics.[2] In addition to the competition, the International Army Games includes a military theme park, a recruitment station, and souvenir shops.[3]

"War Olympics" redirects here. For the effects of war on the Olympic Games, see Olympic_Games § War_and_terrorism.
International Army Games
Армейские международные игры
Emblem of the games
First event2015
Occur everyyear
Last event2020
Next event2021
PurposeMilitary multi-sport event for nations of the World
HeadquartersMoscow
OrganizerRussian MoD

History
Participant countries of the 2019 International Army Games
  • 2015 International Army Games - Russia during August 1–15, 2015.[4]
  • 2016 International Army Games - It took place from July 30 to August 13, 2016. 3,500 servicemen from 19 states fought in 23 competitions.[5]
  • 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. The 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.[6]
  • 2019 International Army Games - It was planned to be organized in 32 disciplines hosted in 10 countries starting on August 3, 2019 in Korla.[7] Russia, India, China, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are the countries hosting it. India hosted and won the Stage 2 of the games known as 5th International Army Scout Masters Competition. Uzbekistan stood second and Russia on the fourth position.[8]

Games
Year Edition Dates Host Country Events Champion
2015 1  Russia
2016 2  Russia
2017 3  Russia
2018 4  Russia
2019 5  Russia
2020 6  Russia

List of competitions
  • Tank biathlon
  • Suvorov Attack ("Suvorov Onslaught"): competition between crews/specialists of infantry combat vehicles [9]
  • Aviadarts: competition for flight crews
  • Masters of artillery fire: artillery calculation competition
  • Clear skies: competition among anti-aircraft units
  • Excellence troop intelligence: competition between intelligence departments
  • Open water: competition among dispatching units
  • Safe route: competition among engineering units
  • Safe environment: radiation, chemical and biological defense forces' competition[10]
  • International Army Scout Masters Competition[11]

Nations participating

2018 Participants

Previous Participants

Participants in opening and closing ceremonies
Members of the ensemble during the closing ceremony of the International Army Games in 2020.

Photos of the Games

See also

References
  1. Rebecca Wright; Oren Liebermann; Darya Tarasova; Mary Ilyushina. "Russia's International Army Games showcase military might". CNN.
  2. "The Russian military is building a mini-Reichstag at its amusement park so that kids have 'a real building to storm". 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. Mark Galeotti, , 'Foreign Policy', August 24, 2018
  4. "Russia holds its first International Army Games". Washington Post.
  5. "Министры обороны стран-участниц АРМИ-2016 приехали на игры в Россию". 30 July 2016.
  6. "What are Russia's International Army Games?". 28 July 2018.
  7. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/03/c_138281378.htm
  8. "Indian Army wins Scout Masters contest". The Hindu. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. "Regulations on the contest "Suvorov onslaught"" (PDF). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  10. "Армейские игры-2019". armygames2019.mil.ru. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  11. "Indian Army wins International Army Scout Masters competition". aninews.in. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. Appeared in 2017 games
  13. Appeared in 2017 games


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