Vietnam wins silver medal, seven individual titles at Army Games’ Safe Environment
The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)’s chemistry team has won a silver medal for the team performance and seven individual titles at the International Army Games 2021’s Safe Environment event.
The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)’s chemistry team at the competition (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – The Vietnam People’s Army(VPA)’s chemistry team has won a silver medal for the team performance andseven individual titles at the International Army Games 2021’s Safe Environmentevent.
The awards were given to the Vietnamese team during aceremony held at Korla military base in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regionon September 1.
The team grabbed the silver medal after defeating theirBelarusian rivals at the final match of the Safe Environment’s shooting race aday prior. The individual titles, meanwhile, included two awards for the bestshooters, two for the best commanders, one for the best detection specialistand one for the best driver.
Colonel Le Minh Hoang of Vietnam, a member of thecompetition’s referee panel was also honoured for his outstanding contributionto the tournament and fair judgement.
The Vietnamese team, comprising 20 officers and soldiers,began the Safe Environment competition on August 25.
The International Army Games 2021 is hosted by Russiawith 36 competitions in 12 countries and territories. China hosts the “SafeEnvironment”, “Clear Sky” and “Suvorov Attack” competitions.
Vietnam hosts the Military Medical Relay Race and SniperFrontier contests of Games, which started at National Military Training CentreNo 4 in Hanoi on August 31./.
The chemistry team of the Vietnam People’s Army on August 25 participated in the “Safe Environment” category within the framework of the International Army Games 2021 at Korla military base in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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The chemistry team of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) performed well in the shooting event in the framework of the “Safe Environment” category of the ongoing 2021 International Army Games.
The chemistry team of the Vietnam People’s Army on August 31 finished at the 4th place in the Relay Race, the last content of the “Safe Environment” category within the framework of the International Army Games 2021 at Korla military base in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)’s chemistry team at the competition (Photo: VNA) 
