Members of the national shooting team are practising hard at the
National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi to prepare for the upcoming
2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich, Germany from May 23 to
30.
Nhan dan Online said the eight-day
competition will bring together nearly 700 shooters from 76 countries
and territories around the world, aiming for medals in men’s and women’s
rifle and pistol events.
Vietnam will send seven
athletes to the tournament, including Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc
Cuong (men’s air and slow fire pistol); Bui Quang Nam, Ha Minh Thanh and
Kieu Thanh (men’s rapid fire pistol); Le Thi Hoang Ngoc (women’s air
and sports pistol); and Nguyen Thi Xuan (women’s three position, air
rifle).
Top male marksman Xuan Vinh was crowned men’s
10m air pistol champion at another World Cup competition in Changwon,
the Republic of Korea , last month with 200.8 points, taking a 0.7
point lead over the Chinese runner-up Wang Zhiwei.-VNA