First at Fox: 2027 Military World Games is played in Charlotte, North Carolina, which marks the first time the event has ever been hosted in the United States.
The last military world play took place in Wuhan, China, in October 2019, only months before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out from this particular city and put the event on ice for what will be an eight-year hiatus.
When the games return in 2027, it comes right in the middle of two major international sporting events that are also set to play in the US – FIFA world championship in 2026 and the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
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President Donald Trump wants to preside over each of the events, and although he played a role in bringing the World Cup and Olympics to America in his first period, he has his defense secretary Pete Hegeth for thanking for giving the approval of the Military World Games for North Carolina, according to event co -chair Eli Bremer.
Bremer told Pakinomist Digital that Hegeth gave the final approval of the United States to host the games.
“His vision for the US military, creating fighters, is so precisely adapted to the US military participating in Elite Sporting,” Bremer said. “I think this is very good with the new leadership of the military. I think it is a huge opportunity for the US military to attract amazing talent in what is consistent with the leadership of secretary Hegeth and all the way down the Trump administration.”
US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegeth, threw the Atlantic report on the signal chat leakage. (Omar Marques/Getty Images)
Bremer, a major in the Air Force Reserve Command and former modern Pentathlete, competing in the 2008 Olympics, remembered his experience of competing with athletes from some of America’s remarkable military opponents in previous military world games, and believes that the event in 2027 can help oppose sides that humanize each other in the midst of geopolitan tensions.
“As a young Air Force Officer, I had contact with Iranians and North Koreans who were at these sporting events, so it gave Americans a chance of kind to make contacts with other countries and show them that we are real people,” Bremer said.
The games are organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM) the world’s second largest multidiscipline sports organization, following the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Cism President Nilton Romil from Brazil told Pakinomist Digital that there were barriers to bringing the games to the United States, but the committee drove through a “competitive” process to get it done in America with reference to the symbolic meaning of global peacekeeping.
“Barriers included the complexity of hosting such a large-scale international event for the first time on American soil. However, it was key to navigate security, diplomatic protocols and ensure that the infrastructure met CISM standards.
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A three -year -old girl running with her military father carrying an American army uniform in a field of American flag. (istock)
“Meaning is historic. Western allies have long been active members of Cism, and the United States has supported the mission from the beginning. Now it is expanding to be a clear message about American soil: the West is committed to global peace and unity, not only through strategic alliances but through common human values.
“By hosting the games, the US demonstrates the US leadership of promoting peaceful international military engagement in addition to defense cooperation – through athletics, cultural exchange and global solidarity.”
Three of the last four MWGs hosted Brics nations where China hosted 2019, Brazil, which hosted 2011 and India hosting in 2007. By coming to the United States, the event will host a G7 nation for the first time since it hosted Italy in 2003.
For many Americans who are both veterans and former athletes, the 2027 games mark a proud milestone.
The former American Olympian Chad Senior, who competed this summer -ol in 2004 and 2000 in Modern Pentathlon, serving in the Iraq war and Afghanistan war as an army special forces -veteran, Pakinomist told Digital that the games will come at an important time as he sees the military in the United States “Partisan.”
“Policies in this administration are changing, and I don’t think people are in the middle of what they are either solid against it or embrace it solidly,” senior said.
The US flag on a US military uniform. (istock)
“Will it change people’s minds? I don’t know. I think that’s why they have these world’s military games. Every time the different miliaries can meet in a friendly environment of sports versus on the battlefield, I think is a positive thing for all of us.”
Former US Senator from Colorado Ben Nightorse Campbell, who competed in Tokyo -ol in 1964 and served in the Air Force, celebrated the selection of Charlotte for the next MWG.
“I was thrilled to hear that the world’s military games are coming to the United States. As one who served our country in the Air Force during the Korea war and represented our country at Judo Mats at the 1964 Olympic Games, I think there is always a direct correlation between the discipline and the dedication required to be an elite athlete or a member of an elite -fighting and competition, both for a higher level, both for a elite. of performance, ”Campbell news.
