By Yang Lei and Song Yi
杨磊、宋逸
BEIJING, Aug. 14 -- The Chinese military sports delegation departed from Beijing to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, on Tuesday to participate in the 4th International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Cadet Games. This is the first time that the Chinese military has organized a delegation to participate in World Cadet Games.
北京8月14日电 8月13日，我军体育代表团从北京出发前往委内瑞拉首都加拉加斯，参加第四届世界军校学员运动会。这是我军首次组团参加世界军校学员运动会。
It is reported that this year's World Cadet Games will be held in seven items including military pentathlon, orienteering, shooting, swimming, track and field, volleyball and fencing, and the participants are mainly military cadets aged from 17 to 26. The Chinese military sports delegation comprises 133 members and will participate in all events except fencing.
据悉，本届世界军校学员运动会共设军事五项、定向越野、射击、游泳、田径、排球、击剑7个比赛项目，参赛对象以17至26岁的军队院校学员为主。我军体育代表团共133人，将参加除击剑外的其他6项比赛。
The World Cadet Games is a comprehensive sports event under the framework of the CISM, which aims to give full play to the special educational role of sports and enhance understanding and exchanges among military cadets from various countries.
世界军校学员运动会是国际军事体育理事会框架下的综合性体育赛事，旨在发挥体育的特殊育人作用，增进各国军校学员之间的了解交流。
