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Beijing

Prep complete at Army Games sites

Preparations for this year's International Army Games in China are complete, military sources said on Sunday. The sites in Korla, in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and in Quanzhou, Fujian province, are ready, according to a statement from the training management department of the Central Military Commission. All foreign participants and their equipment have arrived at the sites for the competitions, which will begin on July 28. This year, the event - with 28 competitions - is co-organized by China, Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Iran. Four of the competitions will be held in China.