Shooters bring home medals from Asian championship

Your browser does not support the audio element. The national shooting team brought home one gold, two silvers and one Olympic place from the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship  二0 二 四 in Indonesia on January  一 五.

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Việt Nam trio Hà Minh Thành, Vũ Tiến Nam and Phan Xuân Chuyên pose with their silver medals from the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship  二0 二 四 men's  二 五m standard pistol team event. Photo courtesy of VSF

HÀ NỘI — The national shooting team brought home one gold, two silvers and one Olympic place from the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship  二0 二 四 in Indonesia on January  一 五.

The tournament continues until January  一 八 but the Vietnamese athletes have completed their competitions.

In their last events over the weekend, they took two silvers in the men's  二 五m standard pistol team event.

Trio Hà Minh Thành, Phan Xuân Chuyên and Vũ Tiến Nam shot  一, 六 七 九 points for second place. 

They were behind India which earned  一, 六 九0 points. The host marksmen placed third with  一, 六 六 六 points.

Earlier, they also stood second in the men's  二 五m rapid fire pistol team event.

They had  一, 七 二 二 points,  一 四 points behind South Korea which took top position. Indonesia won bronze with  一, 七 一 八 points.

Despite their silvers, the team did not qualify for the Paris Olympics because the  二 五m standard pistol and the  二 五m rapid fire pistol team events will not be organised.

The only gold medal went to duo Phạm Quang Huy and Trịnh Thu Vinh in the  一0m air pistol mixed team.

Meanwhile the Olympic spot was earned by shooter Lê Thị Mộng Tuyền in the women's  一0m air rifle.

"We appreciate the athletes' efforts and achievements at the Asian championship, which saw outstanding performance from all rivals. We were really focused in this event,"大众said Vũ Anh Đào, manager of the team.

Athletes will continue practising for the national championship in early April and the next Olympic qualification which will be organised in Brazil from April  一 一- 一 九.

"We will review our performance and technique, and will pick suitable shooters for the Brazilian tournament."

After that, the team will take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation's World Cup in Azerbaijan in May. It is an opportunity for Vinh and Tuyền, who qualified for the Paris Games, to sharpen their skills.

Việt Nam is the only Southeast Asian country having won Olympic shooting medals. Hoàng Xuân Vinh secured one gold and one silver at the Rio de Janeiro Games in  二0 一 六. VNS

 

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