Vietnamese tank crew finishes second at Army Games 2019

The Vietnamese tank crew finished in second place in the Tank Biathlon finals of the on-going International Army Games 2019 in Russia on August 15.

Vietnam completed their performance in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 3 seconds, having shot 9 of 24 targets.
Vietnam completed their performance in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 3 seconds, having shot 9 of 24 targets.

Vietnam completed their performance in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 3 seconds, having shot 9 of 24 targets, behind Uzbekistan who shot 13 targets in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 22 seconds.

The Tank Biathlon is part of the International Army Games 2019 held by Russia from August 3-17. Twenty-four countries participated in the biathlon this year. Vietnam was participating for the second time.

This year, the Army Games has attracted over 6,000 military athletes in 223 teams from 39 countries from Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America.

This is the second year Vietnam has sent a delegation to the event, with 125 officers and soldiers in total.

Eight Vietnamese teams are competing in eight disciplines: tank crew, medical staff, food service specialists, emergency rescue personnel, armoured vehicles crew, literary/art and dancing contestants, snipers, and chemical reconnaissance vehicles.