World Military Championships

CISM had its roots in World War II, with efforts to bring together members of the allied forces to bridge cultural and language barriers. This took place under the auspices of the Allied Forces Sports Council.{{cite journal |author1=Gary Hopkins |title=Navy Sports |journal=All Hands |date=February 1985 |issue=815 |pages=22-23 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150617122541/https://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah198502.pdf |publisher=United States Navy |language=en-US |issn=0002-5577}} By 1947, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations had withdrawn from the Council, followed by the United States and United Kingdom. The French armed forces picked up the concept and organised CISM with France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands as founding members under the motto "Friendship through sport". By 1985, eighty-two nations were competing. Military athletes often are competing against Olympic competitors in CISM games and World Military Championships, earning the nickname "The Military Olympics.

In the year of the Military World Games (from 1995, every four years), championship shall be the same of the World Games tournament.https://web.archive.org/web/20181225134947/http://www.milsport.one/sportshttps://web.archive.org/web/20250320063500/https://www.milsport.one/sports

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