SHOOTERS WIN MEDAL AT 47 WORLD MILITARY SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Women's shooting team of Mongolia at the “Aldar” sports club won a silver medal in the 47th CISM World Military Shooting Championship that started December 1 in Guangzhou city, China. Our team grabbed the medal at the mixed contests of 25 m pistol and rapid pistol. Mongolia is competing in the championship for the first time since 1999 after resuming its membership of the CISM. This year's events have attracted shooters from 36 countries including Olympic and world champions, and will last until December 9. Founded in 1948 the International Military Sports Council (CISM) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary organizations in the world. It organizes various sporting events for the armed forces of some 133 member countries. The CISM's primary goal is to contribute to world peace by uniting armed forces through sports, and also has the motto “Friendship through Sport”. Numerous worldwide, continental and regional activities take place throughout the year. The two pillars of CISM which function as the basis for these events are sport and solidarity. The CISM has become a stakeholder which can no longer be ignored by the international sports community. It plays an important role in training elite athletes. A true pioneer in international sports solidarity, CISM has implemented projects organized in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee and organizations such as United Nations and the European Community. It has developed a close working relationship with national and international federations and with all international sports authorities. The CISM annually organizes over twenty Military World Championships for different sports in which all member nations can take part. It also organizes continental and regional competitions and every four years the Military World Games and most recently Winter Games are held. These are multisport events organized by CISM in conjunction with CISM member nations. The 1st Military World Games were held in 1995 in Rome. 93 nations competed in 17 different sporting events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the 2nd World War. Four years later about 7000 participants from 82 countries met in Zagreb, Croatia to contribute to the great success of the 2nd World Military Games. The 3rd edition was held in Catania, Italy from the 4th to the 11th of December 2003. Participants from 84 different nations competed in 18 sports. The 4th CISM Military World Games were held in Hyderabad, India from October 14th till 21st, 2007. A record number of 101 participating countries celebrated world peace and showed the remarkable spirit of friendship and solidarity that unites all CISM member countries. B.Khuder