Vietnam clinched a big victory at the 35th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) which closed in Laos on September 12. 

The Vietnamese marksmen proved their skills in the regional tournament with 10 gold and one silver medal to take the top place overall.

Veteran Hoang Xuan Vinh secured the first gold in the men’s 125m sport pistol with 583 points, followed by Anang Yuliano of Indonesia with 581 points and Kulchairattana Pongpol of Thailand with 578 points.

Vinh later had his second gold in the team event as he grouped with Ha Minh Thanh and Bui Quang Nam earning 1,732 points, 21 more than the runner-up Indonesia.

Thanh then made up a hat-trick at the competition with two more golds in his forte of 25m rapid pistol individual (579 points) and team (1,705 points) events.

Later in the men’s mobile target mixed after gunning 367 points. Hung and teammates also topped the podium in the team event, scoring 1,095.

Ngo Huu Vuong grabbed another gold for Vietnam in the men’s 10m standard mobile target air rifle with 565 points. His great performance, together with two other teammates, was enough to help Vietnam top the rankings in the men’s category, earning 1,667.

On the women’s side, Nguyen Thu Van stepped again to the podium for the second title in the team event after taking her individual gold in the air pistol event.

VNS