MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The 2016 International Army Games are expected to take place between July 30 and August 13 with 19 participating countries. As many as 23 competitions will be held during this time at military training grounds, as well as in the Caspian and Black seas.
"As a part of [Chinese] echelon, over eighty servicemen of the People's Liberation Army and more than twenty military vehicles have arrived, including tanks, armored carriers, boats, which will be used for participation in the competitions… of the International Army Games," the statement said.
The first International Army Games competition was held in August 2015 at the initiative of the Russian Defense Ministry, and attracted more than 2,000 participants from 57 teams of 17 countries. Eleven different locations across Russia hosted stages of the contest.
