Russia's International Army Games: Six New Countries Are Joining The Competition
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Jason Lemon On 6/29/18 at 5:41 PM
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World International Army Games
Six new countries will join Russia’s annual International Army Games for the first time this year.
When the games launch on July 28,
Algeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sudan and the Philippines will join 26 other nations, bringing the total to 32, or “nearly a third more than last year,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Friday,
state news agency Tass reported.
“It is a pleasure to see that the scope of competitions expand geographically and the list of participants grow,” Shoigu said. Along with Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China and Kazakhstan, Iran and Armenia will serve as the competition's organizers, he explained.
The annual games, which this year will
consist of 26 military contests as a spectator sport, were launched by Russia’s Ministry of Defense in 2015. They will take place in various Russian military training facilities within the country as well as several military bases abroad. Since the events’ inception, Russia has maintained a 100 percent record of victory. Last year China placed second and Kazakhstan came in third.