Marksmen bag nine golds at Southeast Asian shooting tournament
VOV.VN - Vietnamese marksmen brought home nine gold medals to finish second in the medal tally as of November 13 at the 45th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2023 which is getting underway in Chinese Taipei.
November 13 alone saw Phi Thanh Thao, Nguyen Thi Thao, and Duong Ha My take a gold medal in the women’s 50m rifle prone team. Meanwhile, Trinh Thu Vinh and Lai Cong Minh came first in the 10m air pistol mixed team.
In the men’s 10m air pistol, Lai Cong Minh took the lead, followed by Malaysian rival Umar Fareed and his Vietnamese teammate Pham Quang Huy.
After the opening of the tournament on November 8, Vietnamese athletes recorded golds in the men’s 25m standard pistol team, the men’s 25m center fire pistol team, and the women’s 10m air rifle.
Most notably, on November 9 Phan Xuan Chuyen outplayed strong rivals from Thailand and Malaysia, clinching a gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol individual.
The 45th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship has attracted 150 athletes from nine regional countries, including 19 Vietnamese marksmen who had competed at the recent 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) and the 15th Asian Shooting Championship.
The tournament is scheduled to last through to November 17.
