Marksmen aim for top prizes at Asian Games

"We are determined and confident about this target. We know who we are, what to do and how to win," said Nhung.

One of her key athletes, Hoang Xuan Vinh, won a title and set a record at a World Cup tournament earlier this month in the US.

It was his second World Cup gold after the first he grabbed in the Republic of Korea last year.
Vinh is an expert in pistol, and he won his gold and record in the 10m air pistol pool. 
The London Olympian also finished fourth in the 50m pistol at the US tournament.

He is currently the best marksman in Vietnam, and ranked second in Asia in his category.
Ha Minh Thanh also has his eyes set on gold after taking the silver medal in the 25m rapid pistol four years ago at ASIAD 2010 in Guangzhou, China.

His personal best of 589 points is better than the Beijing Olympics' gold medal score and only two points off the world record.

Thanh is a member of the Vietnamese team who won seven titles at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar last December.

He was also successful at a Southeast Asian Shooting Association (SEASA) tournament with a gold in the individual 25m centre fire, scoring 585 points and equaling the tournament record set in 2006.

Vinh, Thanh and other marksmen including Le Thi Hoang Ngoc, Tran Quoc Cuong, Nguyen Thanh Dat and Nguyen Minh Chau have received strong support from the Shooting Federation and the Sports Administration.

In the next few months, the team will participate in World Cup tournaments in Slovakia and China. They will also defend their team title at the 38th SEASA event in Singapore in August. The World Championships in Spain in September will be their last test before they shoot in the Republic of Korea.

The 17th ASIAD will kick off in Incheon City in September, and the shooting event will be held at the Dream Park Stadium from September 20 to October 1.