Vietnamese athletes earned more gold and silver medals in athletics and shooting on August 25 at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.
Vietnamese shooter Le Thi Linh bagged a silver medal in the women’s 10 metre air pistol on August 24, the fifth official competition day of the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.
Vietnam earned two more gold medals in cycling and shooting on August 23, the fourth official competition day of the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.
Vietnam’s key sports like athletics, swimming, shooting and gymnastics are expected to help its sport delegation secure the third place at the SEA Games 29.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held phone talks with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on July 28 on the information that an Indonesian naval ship chased and shot at a fishing boat of Vietnam, injuring two fishermen.
Hoang Xuan Vinh has retained his position as the world’s top 10-metre air pistol shooter with 2,542 points, according to the July 2017 men’s rankings from the International Shooting Sport Federation.
The 10th national sport festival of ethnic minority groups in central, south central and Central Highlands provinces and Ho Chi Minh City officially opened in Dak Lak on May 31 evening.
The Military High Command of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on May 22 worked with National Shooting Range Region 3 to dismantle various bombs, mines and artillery left over from wars in Loc Ninh and Bu Dang districts.
Olympic champion Hoang Xuan Vinh met no difficulty winning gold in the men’s 10m air pistol individual event at the 41st Southeast Asia Shooting Championship in Malaysia on May 9.
Phan Cong Minh of Vietnam won a gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol individual event at the Southeast Asian Shooting Championships at Subang Shooting Range, Malaysia, on May 8.
Olympic medallist Hoang Xuan Vinh did not qualify in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup’s men’s 50m pistol event held in India recently.