August 06, 2019 | 21:32 (GMT+7)
Army Games 2019 opens in Uzbekistan
PANO – A four-hour ceremony to kick off the fifth International Army Games 2019 (Army Games 2019) in Uzbekistan was solemnly held at 7pm (local time) on August 4 in Tashkent in the presence of the Uzbek Defense Minister, Russian Deputy Defense Minister and foreign defense attachés to Uzbekistan.
After the speech of the Uzbek Defense Minister, the audience was entertained with performances of traditional art of Uzbekistan and watched fireworks display reflecting the solidarity among the participating contingents.
This year, the medical contingent of Vietnam will compete in the “Military Medical Relay Race” event, which takes place from August 4 to 17 at Forish Military Base in Jizzak, with their rivals from Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Tajikistan and the host Uzbekistan. Venezuela is an observer of the event.
As scheduled, the Vietnamese medical team competed in shooting event on August 5, obstacle crossing on August 6 and 8, “Individual skills” on August 8 and 9, “The Best Drivers" on August 10 and “Team Championship” from August 12 to 16.
At present, the Vietnamese officers with the highest resolve are practicing hard for the games.
Reported by Nguyen Bach Dang (from Uzbekistan)
Translated by Tran Hoai