Bodyguards

Participants of the International Tournament of professional bodyguards (IPBL), in Kiev, on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Kiev hosted the opening of the 7th International Tournament of Professional Guards featuring demonstrations by different special units, in particular State Guard Department of Ukraine who ensure security of the President of Ukraine. The main goals of the tournament are monitoring of state and private guard structures, raising professional level of guards, establishment of the International Professional Network of Bodyguards. The tournament was organized by the International Professional Bodyguards League, Ukrainian department of the International Practical Shooting Confederation, Federation of Hand-to-Hand Fighting of Ukraine. Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN