Frag Out! Magazine
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The Tactical Village What awaited the competitors on arrival? The match truly kicked off on Friday. The Poland Shooting Center had transformed into a real shooting town. A large number of ven- dors and sponsors allowed us to check out the latest gear and firearms innovations. Got an injury mid-match? A team of physiotherapists and paramedics was on standby. Catering? Coffee between stages? Merch shopping? Absolutely—everything was open and ava- ilable to competitors for all three days of the event. I shouldn't have to mention that this is still not the standard in our country—though it should be! FRIDAY FRIDAY started with registration, weapon verification, and vest weigh-in. Yes, the entire match is run wearing a nearly 7 kilo weighted vest—no easy day. Luckily, that was the only mandatory gear requirement; no hel- met or other annoyances were needed, tho- ugh the vest itself was enough to kick your ass over two days. After that, high-fives with friends, stage walk-throughs, and we hit the hotel. An early wake-up call awaited us, as the match began at the crack of dawn on Saturday. Let the Games Begin The official opening took place on Saturday morning. A speech from the TTG USA team, followed by the Polish mastermind, Mateusz "Głowa" Goliszek from Kobe, and strategic partners — the Polish Ministry of National De- fence (MON) and the 1st Engineer Regiment in Brzeg. It was good, it was huge, tension was building, and spirits were still high. We gathe- red our kit and rolled out to the first stage. Across two days, TTG athletes always tac- kle eight stages: two purely shooting-focused, two exclusively physical, and four that are a brutal combination of both. The effort is tru- ly demanding, compounded by the significant weights required in each category. Competi- tors are sorted into five-person teams, star- ting in intervals of a few minutes. REPORT