Italian military sports bodies

Sports sections of the Italian Armed Forces and Polizia

Chiara Cainero (Gruppo Sportivo Forestale), awarded by the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sport body | Force | Founded | Notes

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Armed forces
C.S. Esercito | Italian Army | 1960 |
G.S. Marina Militare | Italian Navy | 1952 |
C.S. Aeronautica Militare | Italian Air Force | 1964 |
C.S. Carabinieri | Carabinieri | 1964 |
Police forces
G.S. Fiamme Oro | Polizia di Stato | 1954 |
G.S. Fiamme Gialle | Guardia di Finanza | 1881 |
G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | Polizia Penitenziaria | 1983 |
Firefighters
G.S. Fiamme Rosse | Vigili del Fuoco | 2013  | [3]
Old bodies
G.S. Forestale | State Forestry Corps | 1955  | In 2017 it joined the C.S. Carabinieri.[4]

## See also[edit]

* Italian Armed Forces
* Italian National Olympic Committee

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

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

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Italian military sports bodies

Active|

* C.S. Aeronautica Militare
* C.S. Carabinieri
* C.S. Esercito
* G.S. Marina Militare
* G.S. Fiamme Oro
* G.S. Fiamme Gialle
* G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
* G.S. Fiamme Rosse

Defunct|

* G.S. Forestale

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