May 25th, Friday will be a red letter day in the history of Burkina Faso, Africa because as the clocks ticked 01:30pm (10:30am in Brasília), the President of the International Military Sports Council-CISM, General Gianni Gola addressed more than 400 representatives and announced the results of CISM poll that was gathered from representatives from over 75 countries. Brazil won the race against Turkey for hosting the 5th World Military Games in 2011.

It was a tough job for Air Force Major General Luiz Antonio Pinto Machado, the president of the Brazilian Military Sports Commission as he had to fight for every single vote to get Brazil elected. General Luiz Antonio Pinto Machado was excited and he opined that, "I am very happy with the victory, but you know... from now on we have the immense responsibility for planning the event, which is intended to be inspired on the Pan American games, because the importance of both events is practically the same".

To gain confidence of all the delegates and the audience who attended the meet, the Brazilian team with the support of the representatives of the Ministry of Sport and Embratur, screened a film about Brazil, focusing on the infrastructure for the Pan-American games. The film also showcased interviews of top government and sports officials. The film emphasized Brazil’s willingness to host the 5th event with the statement of Brazilian candidacy, Rio de Janeiro.

He said that “Brazil will be the stage of a really great military championship. We are all set and we welcome.” According to Pinto Machado, Brazil intends to support the African countries by providing their delegations with transportation and lodging in Brazil during the 2011 military games.