"Sharp Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition kicks off in a Chinese PAP Force training base in Urumqi, Xinjiang, on July 12, 2023. (Photo by An Xiaohui)
By An Puzhong and Luo Xin
URUMQI, July 13 -- The "Sharp Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition opened in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July 12. Nearly 40 sniper teams from 18 countries, including Belarus, Pakistan, Kuwait, South Africa, and the Dominican Republic, participated in the competition, together with seven sniper teams from the Chinese military and police units.
This competition has set up 12 competition subjects in four categories, including precision sniping, moving-target sniping and position-rotation sniping.
Hosted every two years, "Sharp Blade" International Sniper Competition has become an important brand of the PAP to conduct real combat training and international cooperation. With two previous rounds held successfully, the competition is of great significance in enhancing the counter-terrorism capabilities of special operations forces and strengthening pragmatic cooperation between the Chinese PAP Force and its foreign counterparts.
"Sharp Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition kicks off in a Chinese PAP Force training base in Urumqi on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Hou Chonghui)
Participants compete in a Chinese PAP Force training base in Urumqi during the "Sharp Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Hou Chonghui)