(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
The Azerbaijani tank crew has ranked third in the Tank Biathlon
contest semifinal, Azernews reports, citing the Defense
Ministry.
The contest was held at the Alabino military training ground in
Russia as part of the International army Games-2022.
Azerbaijani tank crew competed with Kazakh, Chinese, and
Vietnamese teams in the semifinals.
According to the stage results, Chinese, Kazakh, and Azerbaijani
tankmen took the first, second, and third places, respectively.
In the same vein, the next round of exercises was fulfilled
within the second stage of the Sniper Frontier contest, held as
part of the International Army Games-2022 in Yazd, Iran, the
ministry said in a separate report.
Targets at a range of 300-500 meters were destroyed, in line
with the contest's parameters. After completing the obstacle
course, the targets for the sniper team were identified, and four
targets at a range of 400-600 meters were shot.
Sniper pairs used precise fire to eliminate five fixed and
moving targets at ranges of 150-200, 200-400, and 300-800
meters.
Then the drawing procedure for the third stage was held in the
presence of referees. According to the rules, unlike the previous
stages, the snipers will compete in teams rather than in pairs.
Furthermore, the Azerbaijani Naval Forces hosted a press
conference to mark the end of the Sea Cup competition, which was
held as part of the International Army Games-2022 in Azerbaijan's
territorial waters in the Caspian Sea.
The news conference was attended by the representatives of the
participating countries, members of the Board of Referees, and
representatives of local and international media.
Detailed information was offered during the press conference on
the circumstances set for organizing and running the contest at a
high level, the work of the Board of Referees, and the performance
of the participating teams.
During the Sea Cup competition, military seamen competed in the
'Artillery shootings', 'Struggle for ship survival and rescue
training', and 'Maritime training' phases and the best crews were
chosen on the basis of their performances.
The Azerbaijani and Russian military seamen won the tournament
with 225 points, according to the final results. The Kazakh team
finished second with 208 points, and the Iranian team came third
with 178 points.
Rear Admiral Subhan Bakirov, Commander of the Azerbaijan Naval
Forces, underlined that the international Sea Cup contest was
organized in Azerbaijan at a high level and in a transparent
manner. Bakirov emphasized that the contest helped the development
of cooperation and friendship among the Caspian nations.
The representatives of the participating nations, for their
part, thanked them for the high-level circumstances.
The questions of media representatives were then addressed.
On August 25, the Sea Cup game will conclude with a closing
ceremony and the awarding of the winning teams.
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