Navies bond over sports matches (2)

'Too strong to beat'

Wang, a former member of the national team, drew cheers from his rivals and the audience with his excellent ping-pong skills.

Vladimir Zaserkovmil was one of the two winning Russian players. The 31-year-old is serving in his navy's security department as a driver.

"We learned ping-pong in college, practiced it every other day and had league matches on the weekends," he said. "I felt lucky and excited to win a game, but the entire Chinese team was too strong to beat."

"After all, the result is not important. The Chinese sailors taught me some new techniques and game strategy that I found interesting," he added.

Wang said the two teams exchanged ping-pong paddles after the match and played some China-Russia mixed-doubles games. "It was enjoyable," he said.

Thirteen-year-old Izotov Vadim, the youngest audience, said the contest was the first time he has seen the Chinese navy, which he said is very friendly.

"It's great to see in the games that the Chinese navy shares a similar philosophy with the Russian military forces: 'One for all, all for one'," he said.

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