Russia Invites US To Compete In Shooting Match . . . Using Tanks -- FOX News
Putting a twist on an Olympic sport, Russia is holding a biathlon – with tanks – and wants the U.S. to enter the competition.
The first-time event taking place this week has competitors from Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan racing T-72 tanks around a 13-mile track and shooting at five targets. Tanks that miss the targets must take a 1,600-foot penalty lap, The Telegraph reports.
Russian Lt. Gen. Ivan Buvaltsev likened the event to a spectator sport.
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More News On Russia Inviting The U.S. To Next Year's Tank Biathlon
Russia Challenges US in Tank Biathlon -- RIA Novosti
Russia invites US to tank biathlon as inaugural competition gets under way -- The Telegraph
Russia Holds 'Tank Biathlon' And Supposedly Challenged The US To One -- Business Insider
Russia Invites U.S. To A 'Tank Biathlon' -- NPR
This is as real as it gets: A biathlon involving Battle Tanks -- BSR Russia
My Comment: Russian media is reporting that US Secretary of Defense Hagel has accepted the offer. Here is an easy prediction .... this event is going to be covered very extensively by the world media when it happens.
Update: Germany and Italy have also accepted invitations to participate in next year's event.
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