6th Military World Games starts in Korea

Some 8,700 soldiers from 117 countries currently gather in Mungyeong, South Korea for the quadrennial international sports event.

The 6th Military World Games, organized by International Military Sports Council (CISM) and supervised by the Republic of Korea's Ministry of National Defense, is being held from October 2 to 11 featuring 24 sports.

The games' vision is to promote friendship and solidarity among the world's military personnel through sports.

Modern Pentathlon is traditionally part of this multi sports event. This year’s Pentathlon competitions will be hold on October 7 to 10 and will include Women’s and men’s individual competition’s as well as a Mixed Relay.