Army Games 2022: Vietnam’s tank team to race in semifinals on August 24
The tank team of Vietnam will compete with rivals from China, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan in Group 2 of the “Tank Biathlon” semifinals at the ongoing Army Games 2022 on August 24.
A tank of the Vietnamese team at Army Games 2022 (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – The tankteam of Vietnam will compete with rivals from China, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijanin Group 2 of the “Tank Biathlon” semifinals at the ongoing Army Games 2022 onAugust 24.
Their competitions will begin at 11am(Moscow time) at the Alabino trainingground in Russia’s Moscowregion.
Meanwhile, the teams of Russia,Belarus, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan in Group 1 will compete at 11am (Moscow time)on August 23.
In the semifinals,each team will consist of three pools with three members each.
Starting at the sametime, teams will race for four rounds (3 - 5km), during which they will have to clear obstacles and shoot at targets. It is not until a pool returns to thestarting line can the next pool of that team begin its turn.
On August 22, Vietnam competed inStage 2 of the “Special Obstacle Course” competition in Russia’s Sergiev Posadcity. Finishing the race in 60 minutes and 23 seconds, the team ranked thirdafter Russia and Belarus.
Vietnamese teams also took part inthe women’s team event of the Military Medical Relay Race, along with the ConfidentReception and Field Kitchen events the same day.
As of August 22 evening, Vietnamranked seventh among the 34 countries participating in the Army Games 2022.
TheGames are taking place from August 13 to 27 in 12 countries, namely Algeria,Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan,Venezuela, and Vietnam. Vietnam continued to host the “Emergency Area” categoryfor the second straight year./.
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Four of the five targets were shot down in the Group 1 qualifying round by Crew No. 2 of the Vietnamese tank team in the “Tank biathlon” event at Army Games 2022 in Moscow. Team 2 clocked in at 32 minutes and 21 seconds for the total round. That is a faster time than Vietnamese Crew No. 1 who ran the course in 34 minutes 53 seconds.
Crew No.3 of the Vietnamese tank team shot down four out of the five targets in the qualifying round of Group 1 of the “Tank Biathlon” event at Army Games 2022 in Moscow on August 20 (local time).
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A tank of the Vietnamese team at Army Games 2022 (Photo: VNA) 
