"Sharp
Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition kicks off in a Chinese PAP
Force training base in Urumqi, Xinjiang, on July 12, 2023. (Photo by An
Xiaohui)
7月12日，“锋刃-2023”国际狙击手射击竞赛在乌鲁木齐武警某训练基地开幕。（安晓惠摄）
By An Puzhong and Luo Xin
安普忠 罗鑫
URUMQI, July 13 -- The "Sharp Blade 2023" International Sniper Competition opened in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July 12. Nearly 40 sniper teams from 18 countries, including Belarus, Pakistan, Kuwait, South Africa, and the Dominican Republic, participated in the competition, together with seven sniper teams from the Chinese military and police units.
乌鲁木齐7月13日电 --“锋刃-2023”国际狙击手射击竞赛12日在新疆乌鲁木齐武警某训练基地开幕，白俄罗斯、巴基斯坦、科威特、南非、多米尼加等18个国家近40个狙击小组参赛。中国也派出了来自陆军、海军、空军、武警部队和公安特警的7个狙击小组。
This competition has set up 12 competition subjects in four categories, including precision sniping, moving-target sniping and position-rotation sniping.
此次竞赛以“锻造特战精英、促进合作交流”为主题，区分单兵、小组、综合战斗、挑战狙击4个类别，设置近战精准狙击、运动目标狙击、阵地转换狙击等12个竞赛课目，采取同课目同场竞技、多课目同步展开、多场地交叉轮换的方法组织实施。
Hosted every two years, "Sharp Blade" International Sniper Competition has become an important brand of the PAP to conduct real combat training and international cooperation. With two previous rounds held successfully, the competition is of great significance in enhancing the counter-terrorism capabilities of special operations forces and strengthening pragmatic cooperation between the Chinese PAP Force and its foreign counterparts.
“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，此前已成功举办两届,对加强武警部队与外国警宪部队务实交流合作、提升特战反恐能力具有重要意义。
"Sharp
Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition kicks off in a Chinese PAP
Force training base in Urumqi on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Hou Chonghui)
7月12日，“锋刃-2023”国际狙击手射击竞赛在乌鲁木齐武警某训练基地开幕，各国参赛队员整齐列队。（侯崇慧摄）
Participants
compete in a Chinese PAP Force training base in Urumqi during the
"Sharp Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition on July 12, 2023.
(Photo by Hou Chonghui)
7月12日，“锋刃-2023”国际狙击手射击竞赛在乌鲁木齐武警某训练基地开幕。这是开幕式后，各国参赛队员进行多种姿势狙击课目竞赛。（侯崇慧摄）
