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SEA Games 29: Vietnamese shooters aim for three golds
  • | VNA | August 16, 2017 08:04 PM
Vietnamese shooters are striving to bring home three gold medals at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), taking place in Malaysia from August 19-31.


2016 Olympic winner Hoang Xuan Vinh remains the biggest gold medal hope of the Vietnam shooting team at the 29th SEA Games.


President of the Vietnam Shooting Federation Do Van Binh said that the Vietnamese delegation, including 18 athletes, four coaches and one expert, will arrive in Kuala Lumpur on August 16.

The 2016 Olympic winner Hoang Xuan Vinh will compete in the men’s 10m air pistol and 50m slow fire pistol categories, he added.

Head of the Vietnamese sports delegation to SEA Games 29 Tran Duc Phan said shooting has become a strong point for Vietnam at international competitions in recent years.

The first ever gold won by marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh, at the Olympic Rio 2016 in Brazil, created a milestone in the history of Vietnamese sports, he noted.

The Vietnam Shooting Federation on August 15 announced the prizes for the Vietnamese shooters if they gain high achievements at the event.

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