The Military Medical Relay Race event was opened at the complex training ground of S. M. Kirov Military Academy in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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The Vietnamese contingent joins the opening ceremony of the Military Medical Relay Race event. |
Apart from participating contingents, the ceremony saw the presence of delegates from the Government of Russia, Saint Petersburg, and the Russian Department of Military Medicine.
The organization of the Military Medical Relay Race event aims to improve military medical forces’ skills in terms of treatment, giving first aid, and transporting injured people.
Just eight out of fifteen contingents from countries and territories will compete in all contents of this year’s event. They are from Russia, Belarus, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Myanmar.
The same day, at Brest Fortress in Brest city, Belarus, the “Confident Reception” event was kick-started.
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The Vietnamese contingent joins the opening ceremony of the Confident Reception event. |
As envisaged, the competition will take place from August 16-24. The awarding and closing ceremony will be on August 28.
This year, the Signal Contingent of the Vietnam People’s Army will compete in five stages of the “Confident Reception” competition. Attentively, the stage “Operate with the IT structure equipment” will see the participation of Vietnamese female troops.
Over the past days, the Vietnamese contingent has actively practiced, got used to assigned weapons and equipment and training ground. They are now ready for the competition.
Reported by Minh Cuong and To Duy from Saint Petersburg, Russia, and Brest, Belarus
Translated by Mai Huong