The squads competed for the title of the “Best Road Paver” team, the “Best Engineering and Assault Squad” and the “Best Heavy Mechanized Bridge” team at the event hosted at a training ground in Korla, the second largest city in the province of Xinjiang in China.

Individuals were required to pass through an obstacle course and solve engineering problems, according to local media reports from Wednesday, August 24.

The results of the races will be announced by a panel of judges after the relay stage of the “Safe Route” competition, following a statement obtained by Zenger News from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The statement added: “The calculations of the pavers and the engineering machine of the clearing were supposed to cover a route with a length of up to 1.8 miles, on which it was necessary to overcome obstacles—a ford, a passage in a limited space, to disassemble the forest debris and fill in the pits.

“In turn, the engineering-assault detachments overcame the assault strip, where it was necessary to carry out landings from a model helicopter, clear a section of road and ford of mines, conduct an assault on a building, crawl under a barbed wire and hit a target with a sapper shovel.

“Calculations of the heavy mechanized bridge led to a crossing with a length of 130 feet per time. This bridge can withstand a weight of more than 60 tons.

“As the representative of the Russian team Alexander Cherny noted, the calculations showed a decent result and improved the time compared to 2018, when the Russian team also performed on Chinese equipment.”

The first International Army Games took place in 2015. The Games involve almost 30 countries across the globe that participate in competitions to determine which nation is the most militarily adept.

The annual games are often referred to as the “War Olympics” and typically last for two weeks. This year, it is being held from August 13 to August 27. The Games feature souvenir shops, a recruitment station as well as a military theme park.

The Russian statement ahead of the competition, on July 6, said: “The 2022 International Army Games will be held from August 13 to August 27. A total of 36 competitions are planned to be held. The ArMI-2022 competitions will be held on the territory of 12 states: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, Vietnam, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, China, Russia, and Uzbekistan.

This story was provided to Newsweek by Zenger News.