BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua)-- The "Sharp Blade" 2018 International Sniping Competition kicks off Thursday at a military base on the outskirts of Beijing.
The competition, from Oct. 18 to 22, is joined by over 100 outstanding snipers from 21 countries, including China, Belarus, Hungary and Israel.
Hosted by the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP), it aims to build a platform for exchanges and display, enabling counter-terrorism forces from various countries to learn from each other, progress together and strengthen their friendship.
The competition also aims to further enhance capacity building for counter-terrorism operations and continuously improve the professional qualities of snipers as well as their real combat capacity.
Focusing on the characteristics of counter-terrorism operation, the competition consists of four categories: challenge sniping, individual sniping, team sniping, and comprehensive combat sniping.
There are a total of 12 events, including lurk sniping, duel sniping, valuable target selecting sniping and long-distance searching sniping. Different events are conducted in different places simultaneously.
The Army, the Navy, and the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army each sent two sniping teams. In addition, five teams from PAP, such as the Falcon Commando and the Snow Leopard Commando, will also take part in the competition.
The "Sharp Blade" International Sniping Competition constitutes an important brand of PAP in its efforts to carry out real combat training and international cooperation. Hosted every two years, the event was first held Beijing in 2016 and featured snipers from 15 countries.
