Russia and China lead in International Army Games

The teams of the Russian and Chinese military are on the first and second places, correspondingly, after the first six days of the International Army Games 2016, the competition’s chief referee Dmitry Gorbatenko said.

"According to the preliminary results, the Russian team, which is involved in different contests, is first. The team of the People’s Liberation Army of China is second, and Kazakhstan’s team is third. All the competitions have begun, and the contest is hot," TASS cited Gorbatenko as saying.

According to him, Chinese representatives have taken all the three first places in the dog handlers’ contest True Friend, as its second stage has been completed. In the Military Medical Relay Race competition among women's teams China has also taken the first and second places, Kazakhstan is third. In the competition among men's teams all the top places have been taken by the Chinese military.

"The Russian team has been performing well in a number of competitions, however, in some contests our colleagues are winning, which shows that their training level is quite high, and we have still something to strive for," the referee said.