By An Puzhong and Wang Mengjie
安普忠、王梦杰
The participating team of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force enters the competition field at the opening ceremony. (Photo by Hou Chonghui)
开幕式上，中国武警参赛队员整齐列队，步入现场。（侯崇慧摄）
URUMQI, July 16 -- On Tuesday, the Sharp Blade 2025 International Sniper Competition kicked off at a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. More than 50 sniper teams from over 20 countries participated in the competition, including 12 teams dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the PAP Force.
乌鲁木齐7月16日电 “锋刃-2025”国际狙击手射击竞赛15日在位于新疆乌鲁木齐的武警部队某训练基地开幕，来自20多个国家的50余个狙击小组参赛。其中，中国派出来自陆军、海军、空军和武警部队的12个狙击小组参赛。
Foreign participants familiarize themselves with the Chinese military's CS LR4 precision sniper rifles after the opening ceremony. (Photo by Hou Chonghui)
开幕式后，参赛选手熟悉武器装备性能。（侯崇慧摄）
With the purpose of promoting pragmatic cooperation and under the theme of "Forge Special Operations Elite and Promote Pragmatic Cooperation and Exchanges", the competition has set up 12 events covering four categories, namely the basic precision sniping, typical scenario sniping, comprehensive combat sniping, and long-range challenge sniping.
此次竞赛以务实合作为主旨，以“锻造特战精英、务实合作交流”为主题，区分精准基础、典型场景、综合战斗、远距离挑战狙击4个类别，共计等12个竞赛课目。
Compared with previous competitions, the subjects set for this competition placed greater emphasis on human-equipment teaming. It integrated drone aerial reconnaissance, assault vehicle land cover, assault boat water infiltration, and other human-equipment collaboration subjects with sniper operations to better present the real combat conditions.
与往届相比，本届竞赛的课目设置更加注重人装结合，将无人机空中侦察、突击车陆上掩护、冲锋舟水上渗透等人装协同与狙击作战结合设置，更加体现实战特色。
As an important brand of the Chinese PAP Force's real combat training and international military cooperation, the Sharp Blade series of international sniper competition had been successfully held three times. The competition aims to promote international cooperation and exchanges, continuously facilitate the development of counter-terrorism special operations capabilities, and accomplish the missions of combating international terrorism and safeguarding world peace together with global military, police, and gendarmerie forces.
“锋刃”国际狙击手射击竞赛是武警部队开展实战化训练和国际军事合作的重要品牌，此前已成功举办3届。竞赛旨在加强国际合作交流，持续推进反恐特战能力建设，与世界各国军警宪部队一道，共同完成打击国际恐怖主义、维护世界和平的使命任务。
