Italian military sports bodies explained

The Italian military sports corps (Italian: Corpi Sportivi Militari Italiani, abbreviated C.S.), are the sports sections of the Italian Armed Forces and Polizia.

Athletes

Athletes affiliated with one of the military sports bodies receive a rank and salary equivalent to servicemen. They also receive basic military training, although the majority of their training is sport-specific and usually takes place in one of the military sports centers. 194 of the 290 athletes that represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics belonged to a military sports body.^[1]

Corpi Sportivi

The Corpi Sportivi (military sports bodies), in Italy are affiliated with Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).^[2]

Sport body	Force	Founded	Notes
Armed forces
	Italian Army	1960
	Italian Navy	1952
	Italian Air Force	1964
		1964
Police forces
		1954
	Guardia di Finanza	1881
	Polizia Penitenziaria	1983
Firefighters
	Vigili del Fuoco	2013	^[3]
Old bodies
		1955	In 2017 it joined the C.S. Carabinieri.^[4]

See also

• Italian Armed Forces
• Italian National Olympic Committee

External links

• Gruppi sportivi militari e Corpi dello Stato from site of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perché l'Italia ha atleti militari?. Why does Italy have military athletes?. it. 3 August 2012. 8 February 2019. Il Post.
2. Web site: Gruppi sportivi militari e Corpi dello Stato. coni.it. italian. 30 April 2012.
3. Web site: Le attività sportive agonistiche VV.F. riconosciute. vigilfuoco.it. italian. 2 May 2012.
4. Web site: Il Gruppo Sportivo Forestale confluisce nel Centro Sportivo Carabinieri, di cui ora fan parte 6 Boxer. fpi.it. italian. 6 May 2020.