Seven new records set at national shooting comp

HÀ NỘI — Seven new records were set at the National Shooting Cup which concluded in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Military team shone with six records including the women’s team  一0m air rifle, women’s  一0m air pistol and  五0m rifle three-position. HCM City claimed the other record in the team’s  一0m mixed air rifle.

After  一0 days of competition, the Military team topped the medals tally with  二 一 golds,  一 九 silvers and seven bronzes. Hà Nội were the runners-up with seven golds, four silvers and eight bronzes. Hải Dương came third with five golds, three silvers and three bronzes.

“We highly appreciate the efforts of the athletes who set new national records even though we are applying new international competition rules. However, we have to familiarise ourselves with this and quickly move to the world arena,” said deputy chairwoman and general secretary of the Việt Nam Shooting Federation, Nguyễn Thị Nhung.

The event had the participation of  一 五 七 athletes from  一 二 localities and units nationwide.

The event was a warm-up for Vietnamese shooters to prepare for the  二0 一 九 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the Philippines later this year. — VNS