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‘Czech Mudness’ saw 71 teams from eight Allies getting dirty during a long obstacle course under the cold weather, hosted by the Czech Army.

The Czech contingent of the NATO multinational battlegroup in Lithuania hosted their ‘Czech Mudness’ competition, where soldiers had to navigate a series of challenges in mudslides and forest trails in a seven-kilometre obstacle course.

Seventy-one teams from several battlegroup nations – Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the United States – jumped into the mud for the event. In order to successfully navigate the obstacle courses, the soldiers had to work together to tackle different obstacles and cross the finish line together.

Footage includes shots of soldiers from Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the United States working together to tackle a series of challenges in the obstacle course. And an interview with the Czech organiser, OF-1 Matěj of the Czech Army.

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(00:00) DRONE SHOT - NO SOUND – PARTICIPANTS SET OFF FROM THE STARTING LINE
(00:09) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS SET OFF FROM THE STARTING LINE
(00:21) GO PRO SHOT - PARTICIPANTS SET OFF FROM THE STARTING LINE
(00:33) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS SET OFF FROM THE STARTING LINE
(00:43) MEDIUM SHOT – PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER THE NET
(00:47) GO PRO SHOT – PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER THE NET
(00:53) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND – PARTICIPANTS RUNNING IN THE SNOW
(01:01) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND – PARTICIPANTS RUNNING DOWN A MUDDY HILL
(01:09) CLOSE UP - PARTICIPANTS RUNNING DOWN A MUDDY HILL
(01:15) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND – PARTICIPANTS RUNNING DOWN A MUDDY HILL
(01:26) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND – PARTICIPANTS RUNNING UP A MUDDY HILL
(01:34) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARTICIPANTS WORK TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE LOG OBSTACLE
(01:54) GO PRO SHOTS – PARTICIPANTS WORK TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE LOG OBSTACLE
(02:04) VARIOUS SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS TACKLE THE LOG OBSTACLE
(02:30) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER A LEOPARD TANK
(02:57) SLOW MOTION SHOT – PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER A LEOPARD TANK
(03:02) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND – NORWEGIAN OBSERVER STAND IN SNOW
(03:15) GO PRO SHOT – PARTICIPANTS WORK TOGETHER TO CLIMB A SHIPPING CONTAINER
(03:22) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER THE NET
(03:32) VARIOUS SLOW MOTION SHOTS – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER THE NET
(03:45) DRONE SHOT - NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS CRAWL UNDER THE NET
(03:50) DRONE SHOT – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS RUNNING
(03:57) VARIOUS SHOTS – BATTLEGROUP SOLDIERS CHEER FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AS THEY TACKLE DIFFERENT OBSTACLES
(04:20) SLOW MOTION SHOT - NO SOUND - BATTLEGROUP SOLDIERS CHEER FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AS THEY TACKLE DIFFERENT OBSTACLES
(04:27) VARIOUS SHOTS – PARTICIPANTS CRAWL IN THE MUD
(04:45) SLOW MOTION SHOTS – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS CRAWL IN THE MUD
(05:34) DRONE SHOTS - NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS CRAWL IN THE MUD
(05:47) SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS RUN TOGETHER
(05:54) GO PRO SHOT - PARTICIPANTS CROSS THE FINISH LINE
(06:06) VARIOUS SLOW MOTION SHOT – NO SOUND - PARTICIPANTS CELEBRATE AND POSE FOR THEIR VICTORY
(06:31) SOUNDBITE IN CZECH – OF-1 Matěj, Czech Army
“The race ‘Czech Madness’ is about to end. It got its name because the competitors run in a military environment here at Rukla, Gaižiūnai. Our goal was to replicate a military environment as much as possible so the soldiers can compete in their natural conditions.”
(06:56) SOUNDBITE IN CZECH – OF-1 Matěj, Czech Army
“We have nationalities from the entire eFP battlegroup here, such as Lithuanians, Czechs, Norwegians, Germans, Belgians, all the nations wanted to participate. We are very happy that the interest has been so enormous.”

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