International Army Games

International Army Games
Армейские международные игры
Emblem of the games
FrequencyEvery 2 years
Inaugurated2015
Most recent
2022
Organizer
Russian MoD
HeadquartersMoscow

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

History

Participant countries of the 2019 International Army Games

Editions

Year Edition Dates Host country Events Champion
2015 1  Russia 13  Russia
2016 2  Russia 23  Russia
2017 3  Russia 28
2018 4  Russia 28  Russia
2019 5  Russia
2020 6  Russia 30  Russia
2021 7  Russia  Russia
2022 8  Russia 34

Competitions

2020 events

Hosts:

  1. Russia
  2. Iran
  3. India
  4. Mongolia
  5. Kazakhstan
  6. Uzbekistan
  7. Armenia
  8. Azerbaijan
  9. Belarus
  10. China
Events
  1. Tank Biathlon = Tank Crews Competition
  2. Suvorov Attack = IFV Crews Competition
  3. Sniper Frontier = Snipers Competition
  4. Aviadarts = Flight Crews Competition
  5. Airborne Platoon = Airborne Forces Platoons Competition
  6. Seaborne Assault = Naval Infantry Units Competition
  7. Sea Cup = Combat Ship Crews Competition
  8. Depth = Divers Multidiscipline Competition
  9. Masters Of Artillery Fire = Mortar Battery Squads Competition
  10. Gunsmith Master = Maintenance Platoons Competition
  11. Clear Sky = Ad Units Competition
  12. Confident Reception = Competition Of Anti-Aircraft Missile Troops Units
  13. Army Scout Masters = Army Reconnaissance Units Competition
  14. Open Water = Pontoon Bridge Crews Competition
  15. Safe Route = Combat Engineering Units Competition
  16. Engineering Formula = Engineering Units Competition
  17. Safe Environment = NBC Reconnaissance Crews Competition
  18. Masters Of Armored Vehicles = Armored Vehicles Crews Competition
  19. Elbrus Ring = Mountain Infantry Units Competition
  20. True Friend = Dog Handlers Competition
  21. Military Medical Relay Race = Medical Staff Competition
  22. Field Kitchen = Food Service Specialists Competition
  23. Guardian Of Order = Military Police Competition
  24. Military Rally = Armored Vehicles Crews Competition
  25. Warrior Of Peace = International Competition Of Military-Professional Servicemen Skills
  26. Falcon Hunting = Uavs' Crews Competition
  27. Road Patrol = Military Police Officers Competition
  28. Emergency Area = Competition Among Emergency Rescue Units
  29. Equestrian Marathon = Competition Among Horse Mounted Units
  30. Polar Star = Special Operation Units Competition

Participants

Note: O = Observer

For the first time, Bolivia and Rwanda participated in the 2022 Games.

Countries Participated in
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Russia (Host) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Abkhazia Yes Yes Yes
Afghanistan Yes Yes
Algeria O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Angola Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Armenia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Austria O
Azerbaijan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bangladesh Yes Yes Yes
Belarus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bolivia Yes
Brazil O O
Burkina Faso Yes Yes
Cambodia Yes Yes Yes
Cameroon Yes
China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cuba O Yes
Denmark O
Egypt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Equatorial Guinea Yes
Eswatini Yes
Finland O
France O
Germany O O
Greece Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guinea Yes
India Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Indonesia O Yes
Iran O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Israel O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jordan Yes
Kazakhstan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kuwait Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Laos Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mali Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mongolia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Morocco Yes Yes Yes
Mozambique Yes Yes
Myanmar O O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Namibia O Yes
Netherlands O
Nicaragua Yes Yes Yes Yes
North Korea O
Pakistan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Palestine Yes Yes
Peru Yes
Philippines Yes
Qatar O Yes Yes
Republic of Congo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rwanda Yes
Saudi Arabia O Yes
Serbia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Slovenia O
South Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes
South Korea O
South Ossetia Yes Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Yes
Sudan Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Switzerland O
Syria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tajikistan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thailand Yes
Turkey O
Turkmenistan O
Uganda Yes Yes Yes
United States O O
Uzbekistan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Venezuela Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vietnam O Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yemen Yes
Zimbabwe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Greece was the only NATO member state that has officially participated in the games. Since 2020, three largely-unrecognised countries have participated.

Russian groups in opening and closing ceremonies

Members of the ensemble during the closing ceremony of the International Army Games in 2020.

See also

References

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