As one of the world's largest competitions for armies, the 2017 International Army Games, held simultaneously in 5 countries, presented the audience with outstanding performances as thousands of modern equipment and elite soldiers showed off their strength during 2 weeks of competition.
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| The 2017 International Army Games officially ended on August 12 in the Moscow region, Russia. Opening on July 29, this year's games gathered 150 teams from 28 countries competing in various categories. In the photo: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2017 International Army Games in the Moscow region. |
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| The 2017 International Army Games were held simultaneously at 22 training grounds in five countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan and Russia. At the end of two weeks of competition, the Russian army won the highest position in 19 competitions, while teams from China won in seven competitions. In the photo: Russian soldiers who won the tank competition receive their awards at the award ceremony at the Alabino base, outside Moscow. |
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| About 4,000 soldiers from different teams participated in the 2017 International Army Games. The Games were initiated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and have been held annually since 2015. In the photo: Members of the Russian team participate in the individual tank competition at the Alabino training ground in Russia. |
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| A Russian BAT-2 engineering vehicle team competes in the “Safe Route” competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Tyumen training ground in Siberia, Russia. To complete this competition, the teams must overcome many obstacles while ensuring they hit their targets. |
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| An impressive moment of competition of the Serbian tank team at the Alabino training ground. |
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| Chinese tanks show off their power at the 2017 International Army Games. |
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| The MDK engineering vehicle of the Belarusian team performs at the International Army Games 2017 in the Tyumen region, Siberia. |
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| A member of the Uzbekistan team overcomes an obstacle course during the reconnaissance competition at the 2017 International Army Games at the Novosibirsk Military Command Academy in Novosibirsk region, Russia. |
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| Iranian soldiers' wall-climbing coordination skills during a competition for intelligence officers in the Primorye region, Russia's Far East. |
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| The Grachonok anti-terror ship “plays” the role of a ship destroyed in the Amur Bay in the competition for naval forces of various countries within the framework of the International Army Games. The competing teams will practice rescue skills at sea and towing distressed ships. |
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| The Russian tank team competes in the semi-finals of the tank competition at the Alabino training ground as part of the International Army Games 2017. Russia also set records for speed and target hitting in the tank competition this year. |
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| Belarusian soldiers give their all in the tank competition in Alabino. |
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| Russian Armed Forces servicemen during a relay race at the Klerk training range of the Pacific Fleet in the Primorye Territory. |
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| Russian tanks demonstrate their firepower at the International Army Games. |
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