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Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam

Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh has made history when securing a gold in the men's 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics on August 6, becoming the first Vietnamese to win an Olympic gold medal.
Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam ảnh 1​Hoang Xuan Vinh (centre) scored 202.5 points in 20 shots (Photo: VNA)
Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam ảnh 2Vinh, 41, is followed by Brazil's Felipe Almeida Wu (L) and China's Pang Wei (R) (Photo: VNA)
Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam ảnh 3His achievement is 0.4 point higher than his runner-up (Photo: VNA)
Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam ảnh 4The military officer shows his gold medal (Photo: VNA)
Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam ảnh 5He is among the athletes Vietnam has high hopes for at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Photo: VNA)
Hoang Xuan Vinh named first Olympic gold medallist of Vietnam ảnh 6Vinh will also compete at the men's 50m pistol event at this year's Olympics (Photo: VNA)
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