中国参赛队员试驾BTR-82A轮式装甲输送车。肖勇利摄
Chinese participants are trial driving the BTR-82A wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC). (Photo by Xiao Yongli)
By Xiao Yongli, Yao Guanchen and Zhang Chuanguo
符拉迪沃斯托克8月18日电 -- 17日上午，“国际军事比赛-2021”“海上登陆”项目承办方俄罗斯海军，组织中国、伊朗、委内瑞拉等参赛队领取了BTR-82A轮式装甲输送车，并勘察了接力赛赛道；下午，俄方组织各参赛队进行了赛事安全授课。
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Aug. 18 -- On the morning of August17, participating teams from China, Iran, Venezuela and other countries for the "Seaborne Assault" event of the International Army Games (IAG) 2021 received the BTR-82A wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC) provided by the Russian Navy and previewed the relay race track. On the afternoon, the Russian side gave a lecture on safety precautions of the event.
“国际军事比赛-2021”将于8月22日至9月4日举行。今年，“海上登陆”项目设置接力赛、障碍赛和求生赛3个竞赛科目。根据赛事安排，各参赛队将使用俄方武器装备，其中，轻武器主要使用5.45毫米AK-74突击步枪、7.62毫米SVDS狙击步枪、5.45毫米RPK-74M班用机枪和40毫米RPG-7单兵反坦克火箭筒，车辆主要使用BTR-82A轮式装甲输送车。
The IAG 2021 will be held from August 22 to September 4 as scheduled. This Seaborne Assault event consists of three phases, namely relay, obstacle course and survival path. According to the arrangement, all the weapons and equipment involved in the event will be provided by Russia, namely，light weapons such as 5.45mm AK-74 assault rifles, 7.62mm SVDS sniper rifles, 5.45mm RPK-74M squad automatic machine guns and 40mm RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers, and major vehicles such as BTR-82A wheeled APCs.
16日，俄方与各参赛队完成了轻武器及装具的领取交接，组织各参赛队对比赛规则和流程进行了梳理细化，并赴比赛场地现地勘察。
On August 16, after the handover of light weapons and equipment was finished, the Russian side organized the participants to have a detailed study on the rules and procedures of the competition and an on-site survey on the competition zone.
“海上登陆”项目中方参赛队总教练张志军告诉记者，今年比赛规则调整之后，接力赛赛程由原先通报的4公里增至9公里，求生赛由陆战班调整为陆战排参赛，人员由8人增至24人，赛程由2公里增至4.2公里，且属濒海山地，赛道曲折起伏、坡度极陡，极大地考验参赛队员的身体和心理素质。
According to Zhang Zhijun, head instructor of the Chinese team for the Seaborne Assault, multiple rules have been adjusted in this year’s competition. For example, the relay race has been extended from 4 km as originally announced to 9 km, and the survival path has become a contest among 24-person platoons instead of 8-person squads, with an extended route from 2 km to 4.2 km, in addition, the contest will take place in coastal and mountainous terrain, featuring a tortuous and extremely steep track, which will be a test for the participants' physical and psychological qualities.
据悉，接下来几天，中方参赛队将进一步熟悉武器装备，研析比赛规则，实地展开适应性训练，全力做好赛前各项准备。
It is learned that in the next few days, the Chinese team will familiarize itself with the weapons and equipment, study the rules of the competition, and carry out adaptive training on the spot, sparing no effort to get well prepared for the event.
中国参赛队员实地测量建筑物正面。肖勇利摄
Chinese participants are measuring the front of the mock building on the spot. (Photo by Xiao Yongli)
