Indian Army leads in mega competition

An Indian Army team on Wednesday secured first position in Stage IV (Small Arms Firing) of the Army International Scout Masters Competition 2019 being held in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer. The ADG-PI, which is the official Twitter arm of the Indian Army, made the announcement on the micro-blogging site. An Indian Army team has earlier secured the first position in the first stage of the competition.

Besides India, the other eight countries participating in the event are – Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Sudan, Zimbabwe and China.

The first stage of the competition was held on Tuesday and Wednesday which involved tactical drills of mounting in a helicopter by the scout squads to infiltrate behind enemy lines. The troops' cross-country navigation skills by night over a distance of approximately 15 kilometres in the hostile territory were also tested in this stage, a Defence spokesperson said.

The competition comprises of five stages in which navigation skills, endurance, marksmanship and team spirit will be evaluated by a panel of international judges, arbitrators and referees over a period of nine days at Jaisalmer and its neighbouring areas.

Spanned between the end of July to mid-August, Army's 'Konark Corps' have reportedly organised the event.