2025 CIS Games

The 2025 CIS Games (Azerbaijani: III MDB Oyunları) are the third edition of the CIS Games, scheduled to take place in September–October 2025 in eight cities of Azerbaijan.^[1] As of September 2025, participation of 1,624 athletes from 13 countries had been confirmed.^[2]

2025 CIS Games

Host city	Ganja
Country	Azerbaijan
Edition	3rd
Events	246
Website	https://azerbaijan2025.com/
← 2023 CIS Games

General

The 2025 CIS Games will be held in 2025 in Ganja, which was designated as the "Sports Capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States", as well as in six other cities of the country. The Ganja Sports Palace was inaugurated in April 2024.^[3] The competitions are scheduled for the period from 28 September to 8 October and will feature 23 sports. Eight of them will be held in Ganja, four in Mingachevir, four in Qabala, three in Shaki, two in Goygol, and one each in Yevlakh and Khankendi.^[4] In addition to teams from the CIS countries, athletes from other states are expected to participate by invitation of the Government of Azerbaijan.

A total of 246 medal events are planned. The largest number (40 sets) of medals will be contested in swimming.^[5]

The competitions will be held at 12 sports venues.^[5]

The official mascots of the Games are caucasian leopards Bebir and Leyla^[6], and the competitions will be held under the motto "Victory in Every Heart".^[7]

The opening and closing ceremonies will take place at the Ganja City Stadium.^[8][9]

Host cities

• Ganja
• Mingachevir
• Qabala
• Shaki
• Goygol
• Yevlakh
• Khankendi
• Baku

The games

Competitions will be held in 19 (23) sports.

Participating nations

As of 15 July 2025, 1,846 athletes from eight countries had confirmed their participation in the Games.^[10][11] On 26 August, Turkey and Kuwait also confirmed their participation. By that time, 1,605 athletes had registered across 23 sports.^[12] As of 25 September, participation of 1,624 athletes from 13 countries had been confirmed.^[2]

In addition, 2,337 delegation members are expected to take part^[2].

Sports (19)

Source:^[13][14][15]

Combat Sports:

1. Boxing ()
2. Fencing ()
3. Judo ()
4. Karate ()
5. Taekwondo ()
6. Sambo ()
7. Wrestling ()

Team Sports:

1. Basketball 3 On 3 ()
2. Chovgan ()
3. Football U16 ()
4. Volleyball

Individual Sports:

1. Archery ()
2. Badminton ()
3. Canoeing ()
4. Gymnastics : Rhythmic @ Trampoline ()
5. Rowing ()
6. Shooting : Rifle - Pistol @ Shotgun ()
7. Swimming ()
8. Table Tennis ()

Nations (13)

Main:

1.  Azerbaijan ()
2.  Belarus ()
3.  Kazakhstan ()
4.  Kyrgyzstan ()
5.  Uzbekistan ()
6.  Tajikistan ()
7.  Turkmenistan ()
8.  Russia ()

Others:

1.  Cuba ()
2.  Pakistan ()
3.  Kuwait ()
4.  Oman ()
5.  Turkey ()

Medalists

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	101	50	33	184
2	Azerbaijan	27	45	81	153
3	Belarus	24	25	44	93
4	Uzbekistan	18	24	47	89
5	Kazakhstan	9	22	40	71
6	Kyrgyzstan	1	12	5	18
7	Tajikistan	1	3	11	15
8	Turkmenistan	0	0	1	1
9	Cuba	0	0	0	0
Totals (9 entries)		181	181	262	624

Source: Medal table

Gallery

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