Armenia wins silver at Russia-hosted 1st Int’l Tank BiathlonAugust 16, 2014 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first International Tank Biathlon completed in Russia, with Armenia taking silver in the competition, Russian media reported. The competition host won the Biathlon gold, with China gaining a bronze medal. The winners were awarded by the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. . The competition, dubbed as the Tank Olympics, saw teams from 12 countries taking part in a racing and shooting contest, much like a standard Olympic biathlon competition. The event kicked off on August 4 at the Alabino shooting range, on the outskirts of Moscow. According to the rules, the tanks must negotiate a 20 kilometre course while facing various obstacles, including a slalom section, river shallows, a steep hill, a pontoon bridge and an escarpment, and shoot a set of targets along the way. The tanks have also been facing obstacles in the way of Russian aircraft and infantry combat vehicles. The twelve countries participating were Angola, Armenia, Belarus, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Serbia and Venezuela. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |