26/05/2026
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Three Irish soldiers just won America's biggest military tank competition, and Ireland doesn't even have tanks.
The Sullivan Cup is held every two years in Georgia, USA. It's basically the world championship for military armoured vehicle crews, testing everything from shooting and driving to fitness and medical skills.
Ireland entered for the first time this year and won, beating six American teams.
The catch is that the vehicle used in the competition isn't something the Irish Army owns or trains on. The lads had never even sat in one before preparing for this. They got two weeks to learn it once they landed in the US.
They won by just five points, and no non-American team had ever won it before in the competition's history.
"It was embarrassing for them," said one of the Irish soldiers afterwards, "but they came up and shook our hands."
Fair play to the lads! 🇮🇪
