2023 CIS Games

{{Infobox games

| name = 2023 CIS Games

| logo = 2023 CIS Games logo.svg

| size =

| host_city =

| country = Belarus

| motto = Strong character – bright game! (Сильный характер – яркая игра!)

| dates = 4 - 14 August 2023

| athletes =

| nations = 9 (+13 Invited)

| events = 20 Sports

| edition = 2nd

| website = https://belarus2023games.by/en/

| men =

| women =

| previous = 2021 CIS Games

| next = 2025 CIS Games

}}

The 2023 CIS Games is the second edition of the CIS Games which took place in Belarus in 2023.{{cite news |title=Беларусь примет Игры стран СНГ в 2023 году (Belarus will host the CIS Games in 2023) |url=https://politring.com/country/53593-belarus-primet-igry-stran-sng-v-2023-godu.html |access-date=24 March 2022 |agency=Политринг (Politring) |date=24 March 2022 |language=Russian}}{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=7 July 2022 |title=Russia and Belarus sign three agreements on cooperation in sport |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125384/russia-belarus-three-agreements |access-date=7 July 2022}} Athletes from Russia and 8 other member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) competed in the games,https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/second-cis-games-belarushttps://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijani_boxers_to_contest_medals_in_2023_CIS_Games-2718490https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/07/29/2932952/iran-beach-soccer-discovers-rivals-at-2nd-cis-gameshttps://belarus2023games.by/en/athletes-from-uzbekistan-arrived-in-belarus-for-the-ii-games-of-the-cis-countries/https://www.noc.by/en/ii-igry-stran-sng/o-ii-igrah-stran-sng/ with athletes from other nations invited.

Preparation

On 24 March 2022, the organizing committee has been created in Belarus to hold the II Games of the CIS countries in 2023.{{cite news |title=Оргкомитет Игр стран СНГ 2023 года создан в Беларуси (Organizing Committee of the CIS Games 2023 established in Belarus) |url=https://mir24.tv/news/16501581/orgkomitet-igr-stran-sng-2023-goda-sozdan-v-belarusi |access-date=24 March 2022 |agency=Mir24 TV |date=24 March 2022}}

1st edition: 1,139 athletes aged 14 to 23 years from 9 CIS countries.

2nd CIS Games 2,214 athletes from 22 countries.https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_to_pin_hopes_on_177_athletes_at_2023_CIS_Games-2718868

The games

= Sports =

==List of Sports==

Martial arts:

Team sport:

Mini-football (1)
3x3 basketball (2)
Volleyball (2)
Beach volleyball (2)
Handball (2)
Futsal (2)
Beach soccer (1)
Field hockey.

= Participating nations =

=Core Nations=

{{flag|Armenia}}
{{flag|Azerbaijan}} (177)
{{flag|Belarus}} (host)
{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
{{flag|Russia}}
{{flag|Tajikistan}}
{{flag|Turkmenistan}}
{{flag|Uzbekistan}}

==Withdrawn==

~~{{MDA}}~~

=Guest Nations=

{{EGY}} (12)
{{IRI}} (12)
{{CUB}}
{{LBN}}
{{UAE}} (12)
{{VIE}}
{{PAK}}
{{MGL}}
{{BHR}}
{{MAS}}
{{KUW}}
{{OMA}} (12)
{{VEN}}

Medal table

Source:https://belarus2023games.by/igry/medalnyj-zachet/

{{Medals table

| caption = 2023 CIS Games medal table https://belarus2023games.by/igry/medalnyj-zachet/

| host = BLR

| show_limit =

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| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_RUS = 149| silver_RUS = 89 | bronze_RUS = 50

| gold_BLR = 48 | silver_BLR = 78 | bronze_BLR = 110| host_BLR = yes

| gold_UZB = 28 | silver_UZB = 25 | bronze_UZB = 53

| gold_AZE = 10 | silver_AZE = 17 | bronze_AZE = 35

| gold_KAZ = 7 | silver_KAZ = 14 | bronze_KAZ = 32

| gold_ARM = 2 | silver_ARM = 2 | bronze_ARM = 4

| gold_KGZ = 1 | silver_KGZ = 8 | bronze_KGZ = 18

| gold_TJK = 1 | silver_TJK = 3 | bronze_TJK = 9

| gold_VIE = 0 | silver_VIE = 5 | bronze_VIE = 2

| gold_TKM = 0 | silver_TKM = 3 | bronze_TKM = 15

| gold_IRN = 0 | silver_IRN = 1 | bronze_IRN = 1

| gold_MGL = 0 | silver_MGL = 1 | bronze_MGL = 0

| gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 4

| gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 1

}}

References

CIS Games