Vietnam took a big victory at the 35th Southeast Asian ShootingAssociation Championships (SEASA) which wrapped up in Laos on Sept. 12.
TheVietnamese marksmen proved their skill in the regional tournament with10 gold and one silver medal to take the top place overall.
VeteranHoang Xuan Vinh took the first gold in the men's 25m sport pistol with583 points, followed by Anang Yulianto of Indonesia who shot 581 andKulchairattana Pongpol of Thailand on 578.
Vinh later had hissecond gold in the team event as he grouped with Ha Minh Thanh and BuiQuang Nam earning 1,732 points, 21 more than the runner-up Indonesia.
Thanhthen made up a hattrick at the competition with two more golds in hisforte of 25m rapid pistol individual (579 points) and team (1,705points) events.
Later in the men's mobile target mixed air rifle,Do Duc Hung won after gunning 367 points. Hung and teammates alsotopped the podium in the team event, scoring 1,095.
Ngo Huu Vuongadded another gold for Vietnam in the men's 10m standard mobile targetair rifle with 565 points. His great performance, together with twoother teammates, was enough to help Vietnam top the ranking table in themen's category, earning 1,667.
On the women's side, Nguyen ThuVan, after taking her individual gold in the air pistol event, steppedagain to the podium for the second title in the team event.
Apartfrom the gold, Vietnamese shooters also snatched one silver in themen's team 50m pistol and entered the final round of women's 10m airpistol and 10m standard mobile target air rifle.
Last year Vietnam triumphed the at tournament with 17 golds.
The tournament was the final warm-up for regional masksmen in preparation for the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
Vietnameseathletes, who returned home on Sept. 14, will next step into anintensive training course to defend their titles at the Indonesia'sGames this November./.
TheVietnamese marksmen proved their skill in the regional tournament with10 gold and one silver medal to take the top place overall.
VeteranHoang Xuan Vinh took the first gold in the men's 25m sport pistol with583 points, followed by Anang Yulianto of Indonesia who shot 581 andKulchairattana Pongpol of Thailand on 578.
Vinh later had hissecond gold in the team event as he grouped with Ha Minh Thanh and BuiQuang Nam earning 1,732 points, 21 more than the runner-up Indonesia.
Thanhthen made up a hattrick at the competition with two more golds in hisforte of 25m rapid pistol individual (579 points) and team (1,705points) events.
Later in the men's mobile target mixed air rifle,Do Duc Hung won after gunning 367 points. Hung and teammates alsotopped the podium in the team event, scoring 1,095.
Ngo Huu Vuongadded another gold for Vietnam in the men's 10m standard mobile targetair rifle with 565 points. His great performance, together with twoother teammates, was enough to help Vietnam top the ranking table in themen's category, earning 1,667.
On the women's side, Nguyen ThuVan, after taking her individual gold in the air pistol event, steppedagain to the podium for the second title in the team event.
Apartfrom the gold, Vietnamese shooters also snatched one silver in themen's team 50m pistol and entered the final round of women's 10m airpistol and 10m standard mobile target air rifle.
Last year Vietnam triumphed the at tournament with 17 golds.
The tournament was the final warm-up for regional masksmen in preparation for the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
Vietnameseathletes, who returned home on Sept. 14, will next step into anintensive training course to defend their titles at the Indonesia'sGames this November./.
