Moscow: Army Games 2019 began on Thursday with crews from 22 countries including Iran, Venezuela, China, Russia, and other countries in Moscow.
The defense ministry of Russia organized this military sport that involves dozens of competitions over two weeks to prove which nation has the most military strength.
Teams from Venezuela, Syria, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan took part in the tank biathlon competition.
Fans of various countries came to the range to support their teams.
Venezuelan Ambassador to Russia, Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa said, "We came here to support our team, great team, the team of great Venezuelan military forces, that gave a worthy performance today."
He added that he liked the performance of Venezuelan team, they improved their time in comparison with last year, they made it almost a minute faster.
The international competition will continue till August 17.
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