September 04, 2021 | 19:10 (GMT+7)
Army Games 2021’s Chief Referee highlights Vietnam’s active participation
PANO – Russia thanks Vietnam for its active participation in the Army Games and its successful hosting of two contests of the Army Games 2021, said Major General Aleksandr Peryazev, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Combat Training under the Russian Armed Forces and Chief Referee of the Army Games 2021.
In a recent interview granted to reporters of the People’s Army Newspaper, the Russian officer hoped that the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) would send more contingents to compete in the Army Games 2022 and host more contests of the games.
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Major General Aleksandr Peryazev at the interview with reporters of the People’s Army Newspaper |
According to Major General Aleksandr Peryazev, this year’s event has attracted the participation of 277 teams from 43 countries and territories, 54 teams higher than the number last year. These figures demonstrate the rising prestige of the international event hosted by Russia.
Appreciating the VPA’s hosting of the “Sniper Frontier” and “Emergency Area” contests of the Army Games 2021, the Russian officer said that Russia is fully aware of Vietnam’s efforts in preparing training grounds, facilities and other factors to meet the competitions’ requirements.
He shared that he watched the opening ceremony of the Army Games 2021, broadcast live from Vietnam, and felt proud as national flags of Vietnam and Russia and the flag of the Army Games were raised.
Highlighting Vietnamese contingents’ achievements at the event, the Russian Major General said that the good performance of the VPA’s participating troops at the Army Games 2021 has surely resulted from their extensive training and strict observance of discipline and competitions’ regulations.
The chief referee of the Army Games 2021 added that this year, the host Russia has applied the GLONASS system to record the performances of participating teams to ensure the objectivity and accuracy of competitions. In case of participating teams’ complaints about referees’ decisions, they watch videos from different angles many times before making final decisions. He also said that referees have tried their best to quickly release results of each competition, while ensuring the objectivity and accuracy.
He revealed that Russia has invited 49 countries to participate in the Army Games 2022. However, more countries have so far registered to compete in the next year’s event.
Translated by Tran Hoai