2023 CIS Games explained

2023 CIS Games
Country:	Belarus
Motto:	Strong character – bright game! (Сильный характер – яркая игра!)
Dates:	4 - 14 August 2023
Nations:	9 (+13 Invited)
Events:	20 Sports
Edition:	2nd
Website:	https://belarus2023games.by/en/
Previous:	2021 CIS Games
Next:	2025 CIS Games

The 2023 CIS Games is the second edition of the CIS Games which took place in Belarus in 2023.^{[1] [2]} Athletes from Russia and 8 other member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) competed in the games,^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} with athletes from other nations invited.

Preparation

On 24 March 2022, the organizing committee has been created in Belarus to hold the II Games of the CIS countries in 2023.^[8]

1st edition: 1,139 athletes aged 14 to 23 years from 9 CIS countries.

2nd CIS Games 2,214 athletes from 22 countries.^[9]

The games

Sports

List of Sports

1. Sport of athletics;
2. Swimming;
3. Bullseye shooting;
4. Target archery;
5. Modern pentathlon;
6. Olympic weightlifting;
7. Rhythmic gymnastics;

• Martial arts:

1. Boxing;
2. Muay Thai;
3. Karate;
4. Judo (16)
5. Sambo;
6. Wrestling (30)

• Team sport:

1. Mini-football (1)
2. 3x3 basketball (2)
3. Volleyball (2)
4. Beach volleyball (2)
5. Handball (2)
6. Futsal (2)
7. Beach soccer (1)
8. Field hockey.

Core Nations

1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan (177)
3. Belarus (host)
   1. Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan
   2. Tajikistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Uzbekistan

Withdrawn

Guest Nations

1. (12)
2. (12)
   1. 1. (12)
         1. 1. 1. 1. (12)

Medal table

Source:^[10]

See also

• 2021 CIS Games
• University International Sports Festival
• 2024 BRICS Games
• 2024 World Friendship Games

Notes and References

1. News: Беларусь примет Игры стран СНГ в 2023 году (Belarus will host the CIS Games in 2023) . 24 March 2022 . Политринг (Politring) . 24 March 2022 . Russian.
2. News: Brennan . Eliott . 7 July 2022 . Russia and Belarus sign three agreements on cooperation in sport . . 7 July 2022.
3. https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/second-cis-games-belarus
4. https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijani_boxers_to_contest_medals_in_2023_CIS_Games-2718490
5. https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/07/29/2932952/iran-beach-soccer-discovers-rivals-at-2nd-cis-games
6. https://belarus2023games.by/en/athletes-from-uzbekistan-arrived-in-belarus-for-the-ii-games-of-the-cis-countries/
7. https://www.noc.by/en/ii-igry-stran-sng/o-ii-igrah-stran-sng/
8. News: Оргкомитет Игр стран СНГ 2023 года создан в Беларуси (Organizing Committee of the CIS Games 2023 established in Belarus) . 24 March 2022 . Mir24 TV . 24 March 2022.
9. https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_to_pin_hopes_on_177_athletes_at_2023_CIS_Games-2718868
10. https://belarus2023games.by/igry/medalnyj-zachet/