Silk Way Rally concludes in Moscow

STORY: Silk Way Rally concludes in Moscow DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. various of Ilya Shcheglov collecting trophy 3. various of Andrey Rudskoy collecting trophy 4. various of Sergey Vyazovich and team collecting trophy 5. various of the team "Belt and Road" collecting trophy 6. various of competition STORYLINE: The 2023 Silk Way Rally concluded on Saturday evening on the Red Square in Moscow. After nine days of racing, Ilya Shcheglov emerged as the winner in the motorcycle category. Pilot Andrey Rudskoy and navigator Dmitry Karpov claimed the top place in the car category. Pilot Sergey Vyazovich, navigator Pavel Garanin and mechanic Andrey Kragelsky from MAZ-SPORTauto of Belarus won the truck championship. Team "Belt and Road," composed of Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev, finished fifth in the truck category. The Silk Way Rally has been held since 2009. This

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(230716) -- MOSCOW, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Team Belt and Road's Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev drive their truck during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(SP)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SILK WAY RALLY-AWARDING CEREMONY

(230716) -- MOSCOW, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Team Belt and Road's Chinese driver Hou Hongning, navigator Shen Xin and Russian mechanic Sergey Krenev, pose during the awarding ceremony of the Silk Way Rally in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Jing)