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INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL MILITARY INTERNATIONAL - August 2010 MAG N°149 CISMTHE WORLD OF MILITARY ATHLETES CISM LE MONDE DES ATHLETES MILITAIRES CISM RÉCEPTION OFFICIELLE DU CISM (CISM) CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL 42nd World Military Fencing Championship Guaira, Venezuela AUGUST 2010 • CISM MAGAZINE N°149 CISM MAGAZINE 1st Winter Military 65th General Assembly World Games and Congress Aosta, Italy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil MERCI THANK YOU 2010 • AOÛT VEROSSAZ COVER_149_OK.indd 1 10/08/10 13:27:49 th 5 CISM X Military World Games 2011 16-24. 07 • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil CISM World Military Championships Championnats Mondiaux Militaires du CISM 2010 Sport Organizing City, Country Date 54th World Military Cross-country Championship Ostend, Belgium 9 - 11 Mar 44th World Military Sailing Championship Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain 13 - 21 Mar 1st Winter Military World Games Aoste, Italy 20 - 25 Mar 42nd World Military Fencing Championship Guaira, Venezuela 23 - 28 Apr 31st World Military Volleyball Women Championship North Carolina, USA 26 May - 1 Jun 6th World Military Football Women Championship Cherbourg, France 11 - 17 Jun 53rd World Aeronautical Penthatlon Championship Salamanca, Spain 13 - 17 jun 41st World Military Modern Pentathlon Championship Prague, Czech Republic 1 - 4 Jul 19th World Military Taekwondo Championship St Jean sur Richelieu, Canada 15 - 19 Jul 35th World Military Parachuting Championship Buochs, Switzerland 16 - 24 Jul 27th World Military Wrestling Championship Lahti, Finland 12 - 15 Aug 43rd World Military Orienteering Championship Kongsberg, Norway 16 - 20 Aug 44th World Military Swimming Championship Warendörf, Germany 23 - 29 Aug 57th World Military Pentathlon Championship Schaarsbergen, The Netherlands 27 Aug - 2 Sep 1st World Military Women Basketball Championship Korea Republic 9 - 17 Sep CISM 50th World Military Men Basketball Championship Korea Republic 9 - 17 Sep 53rd World Military Boxing Championship Camp Lejeune, North Caroline, USA 10 - 16 Oct 1st World Cadet Games Ankara, Turkey 18 - 23 Oct 43rd World Military Marathon Championship Athens, Greece 30 - 31 Oct 7th World Military Golf Championship Karachi, Pakistan 27 Nov - 1 Dec 45th World Military Shooting Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29 Nov - 4 Dec www.cism-milsport.org Jeux Mondiaux Militaires 22011011 Conseil International du Sport Militaire International Military Sports Council « Amitié par le Sport » « Friendship through Sport » www.rio2011.com.br CISM COVER_149_OK.indd 2 10/08/10 13:27:53 CISMMAGAzInE CONTENTS Contents CISM Sommaire Edition 149 02-05 Word of the President & Editorial Secretary General August 2010 06-07 Interview President of the International Equestrian Federation Official publication 08-29 54th World Military Cross-Country Championship, Belgium of the International Military Sports Council 30-31 8th Meeting of the Presidents of CISM Sport Committees 32-47 1st Winter Military World Games, Italy Published by st 48-51 1 Board of Directors Meeting, USA CISM • rue Jacques Jordaens 26 1000 Brussels • Belgium 52-68 42nd World Military Fencing Championship, Venezuela Tel.: + 32 (0)2 647 68 52 Fax: + 32 (0)2 647 53 87 70-71 Interview President CISM Fencing Committee www.cism-milsport.org E-mail : [email protected] th 72-83 65 CISM General Assembly and Congress, Brazil Production management st 31 World Military Women Volleyball Championship, USA Director : Alexandre Morisod 84-87 Deputy : Olivier Verhelle Deputy : Dirk De Vos 88-91 African Development Center, Kenya Translation 92-93 Continental page Europe Etienne Meunier 94-95 Continental page Africa Layout & Production th Dirk De Vos 96-115 6 World Military Women’s Football Championship, France Christel Roda th Imprimerie Delferrière - www.delferriere.be 116-117 5 Military World Games, Brazil Printing 118-120 President CISM Planning Commission Imprimerie Bietlot frères s.a. Tel.: + 32 (0)71 28 36 11 122-123 History : First Secretary General of CISM Cover : photo by Dirk De Vos CISMMAGAzInE WORD OF THE PRESIDENT CISM Colonel Hamad KALKABA MALBOUM CISM - President CISM revealed to the world the actuality of its motto and its universal nature he Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro provided our global ate re-marketing of our sport events, promotion of solidarity, sport organisation with an opportunity to write a new intensifi ed cooperation with relevant international civilian and T page of its history. I am proud to be elected as an military organisations in charge of issues relating to sport and Offi cer from black Africa. international peace while organising a range of conferences on CISM’s aims and ideals. This historic decision taken democratically at the 65th CISM General Assembly meeting in strict compliance with the Thus, the challenge will be to continue building productive ties fundamental ethical values defended by sport clearly paves between CISM and all key stakeholders of the sport, military, the way for offi cers from the developing continents to become social and political spheres so that our organisation achieves involved in managing our prominent organisation at the proper recognition in order once again to demonstrate the highest level within the framework of global governance. Also, essential role of sport in general and military sport in particular it provided an ideal opportunity to discover that our sports in educating our youth and promoting a culture of peace. organisation has been able to promote fair-play from within. For that matter, it is with this in mind that CISM organises The democratic transition that CISM just experienced takes major sport events including the Winter and Summer Military place after 12 years of a presidency that has been rife with World Games, the Cadet Games for the students of our successes and innovation under the leadership of General Member Nations’ military Academies and over 20 military Gianni GOLA (ITA). world championship every year. Overall, nearly 20 million of our military from all regions of the world take part in our Today, capitalising on these achievements and bearing in mind various competitions. both our evolving international environment and the adjust- ment to change imposed by the current fi nancial crisis, one of CISM needs the support of each and every one of you to make whose most direct consequences is the budget cuts imposed this noble and exciting endeavour a success and we count on on our member Armed Forces, we have set ourselves a new you decisive support, without which the noble ideals to which assignment – one that is both admittedly ambitious and suf- 133 Nations are committed will be hard to achieve. fi ciently realistic–: “to increase our organisation’s vis- ibility, notoriety and fi nancial resources”, notably through the preservation of our military identity, an appropri- 4 August 2010 EDITORIAL OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL CISM CISM Looking for Greater Visibility! porting Spirit Games (sched- Colonel Alexandre Morisod Having fun. Surpassing oneself. Playing; win- uled in An- CISM - Secretary General S ning. Living as a team and playing fair, always. kara, Turkey, These values are essential to life and wellbeing. CISM next October) contributes to these values and its Member Nations – a busy year work hard to create the right conditions to ensure that indeed! Once again, the CISM Member Nations have they are upheld. demonstrated their dynamism and entrepreneurship. Some sports – e.g. track & fi eld and other basic sports The 65th CISM General Assembly and Congress has mostly involving natural motion – are accessible to been the landmark event so far this year. Our Brazil- anyone; other less so. But while physical fi tness is im- ian hosts spared no effort to turn this major gathering portant in all sports, the mind is all powerful. Without of CISM Nations into an event of international mag- the mind, nothing is possible. nitude. One of the main aims of the Congress was to Man is forever looking for inner balance but must be promote an understanding among the many participants persistent and accept sacrifi ce to reach that goal. He that CISM has major assets but needs to leverage them. notably needs to reckon with his feelings and be bold Pr Zintz, Dean of the Faculty of motor sciences at the enough to explore new paths. University of Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, masterful- ly demonstrated the use of marketing and proved that CISM: Toward Greater Visibility! CISM can play a major role in the world of sport. On many occasions, I have told you about an innova- The highlight of the General Assembly meeting was tive project, i.e. promoting awareness of CISM as an or- the election of the next CISM President. The attend- ganisation that needs improved recognition. It is about ing Nations congratulated General Dr Gianni Gola, the developing a genuine action plan aiming primarily to enterprising and charismatic outgoing President whose give CISM an identity at international level. Military many skills have left a lasting mark on CISM, in par- champions are unknown among the public at large and ticular over the 12 years of his presidency. the military connotation limits the scope of CISM ac- tion to a purely defensive stance although its message Goodbye to You, Sir, Take Care of Yourself overcomes borders by promoting friendship through and Fair Journey! sport. Next to all other international organisations, The struggle between General Nylander, Vice- Peace Games could enable CISM to climb the stairs of president for Europe and Colonel Kalkaba Malboum, visibility. Vice-president for Africa, ended in favour of Colonel The time has come for action! Together, our potential is Kalkaba Malboum, who was keen to insist on the fair- huge and our athletes will be grateful! play that characterised the election campaign and also paid a vibrant tribute to General Gola. 2010 – a substantive Programme Since the beginning of this year, nine military world Welcome Mr President, Sir, and Good Luck! championships have taken place, as well as the 1st Win- ter Military World Games held in Aosta Valley, Italy, with over 40 attending nations – a nice success for a fi rst to be credited to General Gola, the Italian Delega- tion and the Autonomous Valley d’Aosta.