Ski Orienteering in the next CISM Winter Military World Games
Posted on | June 9, 2011 | Category: News
13-fold World Champion Eduard Khrennikov won the middle distance at the Winter Military World Games 2010.
Photo: Erik Borg
The International Military Sports Council (CISM) has decided to include ski orienteering in the 2nd CISM Winter Military World Games in Annecy-Chamonix, France, 24-30 March 2013.
The first edition of the Winter Military World Games took place in 2010 in Aosta Valley, Italy, and ski orienteering was part of the Games as a demonstrative sport. According to CISM, it was because of the success of the ski orienteering events in Aosta Valley that the decision was made to introduce ski orienteering as an official discipline in the programme of the next Winter World Games in France.
IOF President Åke Jacobson was pleased to receive the good news: “We are delighted about CISM’s decision to introduce ski orienteering as an official discipline at the Winter Military World Games. Ski orienteering is well suited for multisports games. We have worked hard to develop the sport, and this decision shows that we are on the right track. We will continue our efforts together with the national federations to make our sport even more spectator and media friendly, and I am sure that the CISM Winter Military World Games 2013 will be a great success for both the organisers and ski orienteering.”
Friendship through Sport
Founded in 1948, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) is one of the largest multidisciplinary organisations in the world. The ultimate goal of CISM is to contribute to world peace by uniting armed forces through sports; and the motto under which CISM operates is “Friendship through Sport”. The Winter Military World Games were organised for the first time in 2010. The second CISM World Winter Games will be staged in Annecy-Chamonix, France, 24-30 March 2013.
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