Vietnamese shooters are aiming for gold medals at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia, the Vietnam Shooting Federation said at a ceremony to send off the team in Hanoi on July 26.
Vietnamese shooters are aiming for gold medals at the ASIAD 2018 in Indonesia (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese shooters are aiming forgold medals at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia, the VietnamShooting 🍒Federation said at a ceremony to send off the team in Hanoi on July 26.
Sponsors of the team have promised cash awards amounting tomore than 2.1 billion VND (90,645 USD) for a gold medal. Meanwhile, the award for a silver medal will be 660 millionVND, and 376 million VND for a bronze. Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Vietnam ShootingFederation Nguyen Thi Nhung said to prepare for the Games, the team hasactively trained and participated in many tournaments since the beginning ofthis year. Immediately after the sending off ceremony, the team will leavefor further training in the Republic of Korea before travelling to Indonesiafor the ASIAD. The Vietnamese shooting team to ASIAD 2018 comprises 18athletes, who will compete in men’s and women’s pistol, men’s and women’srifle, men’s skeet, and men’s trap. Vietnam’s highest ever achievement in shooting is a gold medalat the 2016 Summer Olympic in Brazil by Hoang Xuan Vinh in the men’s 10-m airpistol.-VNA
Vietnam aims to obtain at least three gold medals at the upcoming 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018), said deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan.
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The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnamese shooters are aiming for gold medals at the ASIAD 2018 in Indonesia (Photo: VNA) 
