Compete on the same stage
-- "Grassland Partners-2024" Chinese and Mongolian officers and soldiers participating in the training held a friendly match
In early summer, on the desert of Mongolia's East Gobi Province, the national flags of China and Mongolia stand side by side and wave in the wind. At the China-Mongolia "Grassland Partners-2024" Army Joint Training Camp, the sound of cheering and cheering resounded in the sky, the sound of singing and laughter came and went, and the sound of gongs and drums was endless......
In the past few days, China and Mongolia have organized a series of friendly competitions, in which officers and men from both sides have been organized in mixed groups and competed on the same stage.
▲The officers and soldiers of China and Mongolia participated in the 4x100-meter relay race. Photo by Liu Dan
The first to start was the 4×100m relay. On the afternoon of May 14, the Chinese and Mongolian team members alternated positions on the track and were ready to go. As the starting gun sounded, the first runner went all out and sprinted forward like an arrow from the string, and the baton symbolizing trust, mission and responsibility was passed in the hands of the players on both sides.
The shooting competition that followed was a double test of the shooting accuracy and physical strength of the participants.
▲ Officers and soldiers from China and Mongolia participated in the field shooting competition. Photo by Zhu Fuxin
A hundred meters away, small balloons danced in the wind on the target. Both sides use their respective weapons, take three postures of lying, kneeling, and standing to shoot, each position has 3 bullets, each posture has a basic movement distance of 100 meters, and every less hit bullet is punished for 25 meters, until the completion of the game, the one with the most hits and the least time wins the final victory.
On the afternoon of the 15th, in an indoor basketball hall somewhere in East Gobi Province, a friendly match started on time.
After a short run-in, the players of both sides overcame the language barrier and quickly entered the state, with sudden steals, fast down, accurate long passes, and layups...... In the fierce confrontation, the score rose alternately, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.
▲The officers and soldiers of China and Mongolia participated in the training to carry out a friendly basketball game. Photo by Liu Dan
At about 17 o'clock, the tug-of-war competition kicked off. A total of 80 players from China and Mongolia were divided into four groups of ABCD through the drawing of lots, and the round-robin system of three games and two wins was adopted.
"Toot!" With the whistle, the game begins. All team members lean back at an acute angle to the ground and hold the tug-of-war rope with both hands. Because it is a mixed team, the first round is not tacit in command and cooperation, whether it is the rhythm control or the force node has deviated, after adjustment, the cooperation between the team members is more and more tacit, and finally Team A wins.
▲ The officers and soldiers participating in the training between China and Mongolia conducted a tug-of-war competition. Zhu Fuxin competed on the same stage and showed his style hand in hand. The series of events between China and Mongolia not only enhanced friendship, but also laid a solid foundation for the successful completion of the joint training mission.
Author丨People's Liberation Army Daily reporter Ren Xu, Zhang Dongpan, Liu Dan, Guo Xiaoning, correspondents, Wang Lijun, Wang Xuebin
来源丨学习军团(en:xuexijuntuan)
Producer丨Ou Can, Hou Dawei, Editor丨Liu Jianwei, Yan Shan, Qian Zongyang, Editor丨Song Yi, Han Jie