SL Army Snipers adjudged ‘Best Team Work Award’ in
‘Sharp Blade-2023’ competition in China
July 24, 2023
The Sri Lanka Army snipers were awarded the Best Team Work at the ‘Sharp Blade-2023’ International Sniper Competition held in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, China during 9-16 July.
Major R.M.T.M Rathnayake of Gemunu Watch and Captain R.T.D Perera of Sri Lanka National Guard participated in the competition with 46 snipers representing 18 countries including Belarus, Pakistan, Kuwait, South Africa and the Dominican Republic together with seven sniper teams from the Chinese military and Police units, the Army sources said.
The competition has newly set up the challenge sniping subject, which requires two participants to carefully recognize different sizes and patterns of targets and complete five rounds of shooting within 120 seconds. The shooting requires the participants to make quick choices and judgments in the moving process.
This competition has set up 12 competition subjects in four categories, including precision sniping, moving-target sniping and position-rotation sniping, the Army Media reported.
