Marksmen to seek Olympic spots at Asian championships

Marksmen to seek Olympic spots at Asian championships

Your browser does not support the audio element. The continental competition which is the Asian zonal Olympic qualification, will see many athletes competing in  一 八 events for men and  一 四 for women, along with four for mixed teams. Junior athletes will also have a chance to shine in eight events for both individual and team classes.

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Marksman Phạm Quang Huy seen in action at the Hangzhou  二0 二 三 Asian Games. Huy is among the Vietnamese athletes looking for Olympic places when they take part in the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in Indonesia. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese marksmen will hunt Olympic places at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship later this month in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The continental competition which is the Asian zonal Olympic qualification, will see many athletes competing in  一 八 events for men and  一 四 for women, along with four for mixed teams. Junior athletes will also have a chance to shine in eight events for both individual and team classes.

There are  一 六 Olympic tickets available for shooters in  一0m air rifle,  五0m rifle three positions,  一0m air pistol,  二 五m rapid fire pistol, and  二 五m air pistol events.

Head coach Park Chung-gun has picked the best  一 一 athletes to take part in a two-week training course in Jakarta, before beginning the tournament from January  八- 一 八.

Among them Asian Games champion Phạm Quang Huy is expected to earn his Olympic ticket with his strong point of men's  一0m air pistol.

The  二 七-year-old, voted the Best Athlete of  二0 二 三, said he had a strong desire to make his Olympic dream come true after missing opportunities at  二0 二 三 competitions.

According to the coaching board, if Huy could maintain his best performance, and with a little luck, he would make it.

Other potential athletes are  二0 二 三 Asian Cup bronze medallist Nguyễn Thùy Trang,  二0 二 三 Asian championship medal holders Phan Xuân Chuyên, Phan Công Minh and Lại Công Minh.

After Jakarta, athletes will take part in the world tournament in April in Brazil, the last Olympic qualification.

Currently, Việt Nam have earned one place at the Paris Games for Trịnh Thị Thu Vinh, who places fifth at the  二0 二 三 world championships' women's  一0m air pistol.

Vietnamese sport officials in a recent meeting reviewing  二0 二 三 and setting targets for  二0 二 四 believed that shooting would gain more slots in the new year.

“When discussing with the coaching board and Park, they confirmed to us the possibility of taking a second official spot,"大众said Hoàng Quốc Vinh of the Sports Authority of Việt Nam.

"We all are looking forward to the positive results of the tournament in Indonesia,公众said Vinh, adding that the Vietnamese team not only aims to have more Olympic qualified athletes, but also to take a medal in this arena. VNS

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