Local marksmen grab third bronze medal in regional championship
VOV.VN - Nguyen Thuy Trang and Lai Cong Minh brought home the third bronze medal at the 15th Asian Shooting Championship which was held on October 25 in Changwon of the Republic of Korea (RoK).
In the 10m air pistol mixed team, the pair scored a total of 581 points and ranked fifth in the qualifying round.
The Vietnamese pair took on Iran as they competed for a third-placed position.
The local athletes won a bronze medal after earning a total of 16 points, two points higher than the Iranian players. This comes after Pham Quang Huy and his teammates Lai Cong Minh and Phan Cong Minh grabbed a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team.
Meanwhile, Trinh Thu Vinh won a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol, duly winning a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 15th Asian Shooting Championship is currently taking place in Changwon, RoK, from October 22 to November 2, with the regional competition attracting the participation of 813 marksmen from 30 countries and territories.
Athletes are competing in various categories, including the 50m rifle in three positions for both men and women, the 10m air rifle for both men and women, and the 10m air pistol for both men and women.
This is along with the women’s 25m sports pistol, the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol, trap for both men and women, skeet for both men and women, the 10m air rifle mixed team, the 10m air pistol mixed team, the trap mixed team, and the skeet mixed team.
Many contestants are keen to use the Asian championship as a means of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
