The Spartakiada of the CIS armed forces dedicated to the 60-th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War will take place in Saint Petersburg April 21-29. The competitions will be held in 6 sports – free style wrestling, shooting, heavy athletics, weight lifting and all-round competitions. National teams of the armed forces of Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan will take part in the Spartakiada. “The purpose of the event is to strengthen friendship between the states, the people of which have defended the freedom and independence”, the press service of the Sporting Army Club of the Leningrad military okrug reported.