The 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Games, 
which will open in the evening of October 18, is one of the most important 
international sporting events China has hosted. It is also the largest Games 
with the most participants and strongest influence since the event's 
establishment. Nearly 10,000 military personnel from over 100 countries will 
gather in central China's Wuhan to highlight military glory and world peace, 
according to the Executive Committee of the 7th CISM Military World Games. The 
charm of sports will put Wuhan in global spotlight. 

The world's largest 3D stage with a 360-degree panoramic view will be featured 
in the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony is ready to present a masterpiece with bench-marking 
significance, which will add luster to Wuhan, glory to China, and draw global 
attention, according to Li Jun, head of the director team of the opening and 
closing ceremonies and other relevant people in charge.

The opening ceremony is divided into three parts. The first part is the 
pre-performance ceremony, including the welcoming ceremony, military music 
performance, emblem display, athletes' admission, national flag and event flag 
admission, flag raising ceremonies, VIP speeches, swearing in by athlete and 
referee representatives, opening announcement and athletes' departure. This 
part lasts for about one hour. 

The second part is made up by artistic performances.Themed "The Fireworks of 
Peace", this part lasts for about 50 minutes and is divided into two sections. 
The first section highlights the long history of China while the second section 
displays the connectivity of the world and shared prosperity.

The third part is the post-performance ceremony, including the torch relay and 
the lighting ceremony in the stadium, which will be ended with the event's 
theme song.

A string of stage technologies will be used during the opening ceremony, making 
full use of the limited space to realize stage expansion with high and new 
technologies. Interaction with multimedia images will create a visual 
presentation of multi-dimensional effects, and present a 360-degree panoramic 
and three-dimensional space performance.

The full three-dimensional stage will use projection technology in large areas 
for the first time. With the combination of lighting effects and LED display 
technology, simple yet grand and realistic stage effects will be created. The 
profound oriental civilization and vigorous contemporary China will be 
presented through gorgeous lighting colors, freehand brushwork style of Chinese 
aesthetics and contemporary art forms of expression, offering the audience an 
immersive experience. 

This year's Games will bring together top-notch athletes to stage a thrilling 
contest.

Judging from the entries of the list of athletes, it's fair to say that this 
year's event has gathered a great number of top athletes, which will certainly 
stage a splendid sports event. 

Russia, Germany, France, Brazil and other countries are veterans in the Olympic 
Games and other world-class events as well as the CISM World Military Games. 

The Russian delegation, which won the first place in the total number of gold 
medals in five of the previous six Games, this year sent a lineup of more than 
300 participants, including many world famous athletes. One of them is Ilya 
Zakharov, who outperformed China's springboard diving "Dream Team" to win the 
gold metal in the 3m springboard diving event at the London Olympics. Safin and 
Cheremisinovalso who won the gold medal in men's team foil competition and Inna 
Deriglazova who won the women's individual foil competition at the 2016 Rio 
Olympics will also attend this year's event. The team also features Mariya 
Lasitskene, who just won the world high jump champion at the IAAF World 
Athletics Championships in Doha.

The Brazilian delegation has an impressive record in the CISM World Military 
Games. It once won the first place in the total number of gold medals in the 
fifth Games, and it was second only to Russia in the gold medal count in the 
2018 event. This year Brazil sent a large delegation, second only to the 
Chinese delegation. It also has some competent athletes in the team, such as 
Arthur Zanetti, gymnastics champion of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The French delegation, the German delegation, the U.S. delegation and the South 
Korean delegation are all traditionally strong teams participating in the 
Games, with remarkable achievements in previous events. Meanwhile, there are 
many players with world championship titles among attending athletes.

This year's Games is going to see a gathering of top players and heated 
competition, which is what the CISM welcomes and what the host country has been 
looking forward to since preparing for this year's Games. Chinese players are 
also looking forward to improving their competitive skills in contests with the 
world's top peers.

More than 230,000 volunteers rally to offer comprehensive support.

The Games has recruited 236,000 volunteers, including 210,000 city volunteers 
from all walks of life, such as national, provincial and municipal pioneers and 
models, college students and foreign students. 

The Games volunteers have received general training, professional training, 
pre-job training and other rounds of training. They will work for 13 categories 
of positions including concierge, language services, traffic guidance and 
audience services.

The transportation and public transportation service guarantee for the Games is 
a heavy task, covering the venues of the Games, over 90 reception hotels, one 
civilian airport and three railway stations, according to the head of the 
Games' transportation operation center.

The center's executive committee has organized training for more than 2,000 
drivers and over 1,000 management personnel. In addition, public transport 
lines have been opened at all competition venues. 

A three-dimensional first aid system consisting of 120 ambulances, 2 
helicopters and 6 medical boats is already in place. The meteorological 
authority has built 30 automatic weather stations within venues, which will 
offer meteorological services through the short-term proximity early warning 
system.

The clarion call has been sounded, and the competition drum will soon be 
sounded too. Wuhan is presenting a new image of Chinese city to the world with 
a fresh style of being "Different Everyday."

Source: The Executive Committee of the 7th CISM Military World Games

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