News from the competition "Tank Biathlon-2018"
In the first race on the first day of the competition, the team of China distinguished themselves, speaking on the tanks of the national assembly "Type-96" - they took the first place. The second to the finish came tankers from Kazakhstan. In third place, the Ugandan team unexpectedly turned out to be for everyone, and the fourth was taken by the Kuwaiti tank crews, who, because of the mistakes they had made, earned penalties and missed the Ugandan team that was last. All teams, except for the Chinese were on the Russian tanks T-72B3.
In the second race, which took place on the same day, the leading position was taken by the Azerbaijani team, ahead of the Indian team at the finish, eventually finishing the second. The tankers of Zimbabwe are in the third position, the team of South Africa finished fourth.
On the second day of the competition, July 29, teams from Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Syria, Belarus, Serbia, Iran and Russia joined the fight in tank competitions. The teams were assigned to participate in three races.
In the first race of the second day of the competition, the Armenian team won a well-deserved victory, eventually winning first place, the second to the finish came Kyrgyz tankers, the Tank Biathlon debutants - Myanmar and Vietnamese tankers - ranked third and fourth.
Only three teams participated in the second race, but this competition did not lose its spectacle. The first to the finish of the second race was the team of Belarus, which has significant experience in such races. But in the second place, oddly enough, the team of Syria finished with absolutely no experience of participation in competitions of this kind and only on the eve of the competitions familiar with the rules of the race, but with the greatest experience of participation in hostilities. The third at the finish were tankers from Tajikistan, whose tank had a caterpillar during the movement.
The third race with the participation of three teams, did not bring great victories or disappointments. Russian tankers participating in the race took the first place, while demonstrating the best time for the route, the Serbian team finished second, Iran took the third place.
On the third day of the competition, 30 July, teams from Angola, Mongolia, Venezuela, Laos, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan and India joined the fight.
In the first run of the third day of the competition, the Venezuelan crew won the race, finishing 25 minutes 42 seconds after the start. The team of Mongolia ranked second. In third place finished tankers of Laos, the Angolan team closed the four.
The second run of the third day of the competition also did not bring sensations. The Chinese who participated in the race came to the finish line first, just a minute ahead of the Kazakhstan team. The Kuwaiti team finished third, beating Uganda’s team. It should be noted that the second crews of the above teams participated in this race, leading a separate struggle in individual competitions.
The third race was also presented by the second crews of the teams from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan and India. According to the results of the race, the tankers of Azerbaijan took the first place, the tankers of India came second to the finish, the Zimbabwe team took the third place. The second crew of the team of South Africans, like the first, eventually took the last line of the final table of the third race.
The fourth day of the competition was opened by the teams of Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Myanmar. During the first race, the main struggle unfolded between the tank crews of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, who already have sufficient experience of participating in the competition. According to the results of the race, the tankers of Kyrgyzstan took the first place with the 23 minute 51 second, the second came to the finish tankers of Armenia, lagging behind the leader by about 5 minutes, the Union of Myanmar team finished third, and the four tankers from Vietnam closed.
The teams of Belarus, Syria and Tajikistan competed in the second race. The final protocol recorded such an arrangement of teams at the finish: the first place was taken by the tank crews of Belarus, the second place was occupied by the Syrian tank crews, the third place went to the team from Tajikistan.
In the third race of the day, teams from Russia, Serbia and Iran met. According to the results of the race, Russia became the leader with the result of 21 minute 2 seconds. The second came the Serbs, spending on the passage of the route 26 minutes 2 seconds, and closed the top three Iranians. Their result is 27 minutes 39 seconds.
Now in the Tank Biathlon competition there comes a break that lasts until the third of August, and it is on this day that three four teams meet on the track, in the first one - tankers of Angola, Mongolia, Venezuela and Laos, in the second - the teams of Kuwait, China, Kazakhstan and Uganda, and the third will compete crews from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan and India.
Competitions in the groups will last until 5 in August and from the 7 in August will begin the semi-finals. Good luck to our guys!
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