Vinh proved his superiority as an
Olympic champion by overwhelming 34 opponents in the preliminary round
on the morning of February 28 with six shots earning a total of 581
points (97, 98, 97, 96, 97 and 96 points respectively).
In the final round later the same day,
Vinh made it through to the last three medal competitors, alongside
Tomoyuki Matsuda (Japan) and Jitu Rai (India).
The Vietnamese shooter went on to beat
Jitu Rai to vie for the gold medal with Matsuda; however, he failed to
create a miracle, only scoring 9.5 and 9.8 points compared to 10.2 and
10.6 points by the Japanese athlete.
In total, Vinh walked away with the
silver medal with 236.6 points, while Matsuda took gold and broke the
world record with 240.1 points.
The New Delhi World Cup, which will last until March 1, is the first stage of the 2017 ISSF World Cup Series.
Vietnam is being represented by six
athletes at the tournament, including Olympic champion Hoang Xuan Vinh,
Tran Quoc Cuong, Ha Minh Thanh, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Le Thi Hoang Ngoc and
Pham Thi Ha.
Vietnamese athletes are competing for
medals in eight events, namely the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol, 10m air
rifle, 50m rifle 3 positions, 10m air pistol, 50m slow fire pistol and
50m rifle prone categories and the women’s 10m air pistol and 25m sport
pistol disciplines.
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