International Dog Training Competition` `True Friend & # 39; & # 39; & nbsp; & mdash; one of the stages of the International Army Games-2021 & mdash; opened on August 22 in the city of Algeria, the capital of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. While North Africa & nbsp; & mdash; the westernmost point of the Games.
Wet nose
The official start of the competition was given by the Chief of Staff of the People's National Army of Algeria, Lieutenant General Said Shanegrikha . In his remarks, he thanked Russia for the opportunity to host the ARMI-2021 stage in Algeria. & laquo; Army Games, & nbsp; & mdash; noted & nbsp; he, & nbsp; & mdash; an international event. It is very important for us to keep them & nbsp; in & nbsp; Algeria to & nbsp; highest level & raquo;.
The guest of honor at the event was Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahman . & Nbsp; opening remarks were made by the head of the Russian delegation Major General Vladimir Golovachev .
In addition to the team from the country that hosted the dog competition, teams from Belarus, Vietnam, Russia and & nbsp; Uzbekistan. Some of them have been fielded by purely male teams. In women, representatives of Uzbekistan, Russia and & nbsp; two teams of & nbsp; Algeria competed.
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Dog style biathlon
The most spectacular stage of the International Cynological Competition & nbsp; & mdash; canine biathlon. Individual races were held on the territory of the Breeding Center and Professional Cynological Training of the 1st Military District of the Algerian Army. Due to the high air temperature in North Africa, competitors started the competition at & nbsp; 6 & nbsp; local hour.
Individual race & nbsp; & mdash; one of the more difficult competitions, it requires people and dogs to be extremely gathered and back down. Here, not only the endurance of the competitor and of & nbsp; his four-legged assistant are checked, but & nbsp; and & nbsp; the accuracy of the soldier at the firing line and & nbsp; the dog's ability to clearly follow the dog handler's orders. If the dog changes position, & nbsp; the competitor's shot is considered a failure and & nbsp; he & nbsp; complete a 100-meter penalty loop.
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The & nbsp; race was followed by 3 & nbsp; women's teams & mdash; Algeria, Russia and Uzbekistan, & mdash; overcome the distance of 2400 & nbsp; meters. Five men's teams & mdash; Algeria, Belarus, Vietnam, Russia and & nbsp; Uzbekistan & nbsp; & mdash; has competed in & nbsp; a distance of 3200 & nbsp; meters. All participants had to pass 2 & nbsp; stops for shooting from a BI sports biathlon rifle 7-4 of Russian production. At & nbsp; first stop & mdash; of & nbsp; supine position, to & nbsp; second & nbsp; & mdash; upright.
The coach of the Russian team Captain Vladimir Kovalev noted: “I am very satisfied with the performance of women's team, the guys performed a little worse than they could. “
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Dog races
The third stage of the “ True Friend '' international dog training competition & nbsp; & mdash; relay race. The military and & nbsp; their & nbsp; dogs had to cross a distance of 800 & nbsp; meters, then perform standing shots and & nbsp; after another 800 meters to pass the baton to the next participant. According to the & nbsp; results of this competition, our men's team shared the first place with & nbsp; the dog handlers of & nbsp; Uzbekistan. The girls were the second, the first place was taken by the Uzbekistan team.
There were still 2 & nbsp; next steps: “ Sharpshooter '' and & nbsp; & quot; Protection service & quot ;. In the & nbsp; shooting of & nbsp; Kalashnikov assault rifle, in which dogs do not participate, representatives of the Uzbekistan men's and women's teams were found to be the most suitable. Russian teams finished second.
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“Protection service” was not easy for all foreign contest participants. First of all, because the dogs were working in unfamiliar territory to them. The competition was & nbsp; that the 'fighters' on all fours you had to find the offenders lurking behind the obstacles. When a person is detected, the dog should not attack until he begins to threaten him with his actions. Or & nbsp; & mdash; until & nbsp; receive the appropriate order from the advisor. This task was the most difficult at the stage of & nbsp; due to the fact that it required the utmost precision in the execution of the adviser's orders. In & nbsp; this stage predictably won the hosts, our team became the second.
August 30 “ Faithful friend '' contest in & nbsp; Algeria is over. According to & nbsp; its results at & nbsp; general classification, men's teams and & nbsp; Uzbekistan women won, the second place was taken by the Russian teams, the third place in the men was taken by Belarus, and & nbsp; in women & nbsp; & mdash; Algeria.
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“ For the first time, the International Army Games are taking place on the African continent, & nbsp; & mdash; said during the presentation of the awards to the winners Deputy Minister of Defense & nbsp; RF Colonel-General Alexander Fomin . & mdash; & nbsp; We are pleased that Algeria, our longtime and proven strategic ally, has become the first country to organize the competition of & nbsp; & nbsp; Faithful friends & ldquo; on its territory.
The best military specialists and & nbsp; their & nbsp; loyal friends showed their training and & nbsp; their fighting skills. In a & nbsp; fair fight, they competed in & nbsp; ability to act clearly and & nbsp; harmoniously, to quickly make decisions in & nbsp; non-standard situations & raquo;.