Hoang Xuan Vinh (L) on the podium with two medallists at the International Shooting Sport World Cup in India. (Photo:VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Hoang Xuan Vinh pocketed a silver medal at the InternationalShooting Sport World Cup, which is ongoing in New Delhi, India.
TheOlympic champion came second in the men’s 10m air pistol event, which also drewthe world’s strongest marksmen such as Olympic silver medallist Almeida Julioof Brazil and bronze medal winner Yang Wei of China.
Inthe first 10 shots of the qualification round, Almeida scored the highest with99 points, Vinh was third with 97 points, while his teammate Tran Quoc Cuong wassecond with 98 points.
Inthe next series, Vinh was not able to achieve 100 points, but he remained themost stable shooter with points ranging from 96 to 98. The Vietnamese grabbed atotal of 581 points and topped the qualifier’s ranking table.
ChinesePu Qifeng had the same points but ranked second, followed by Yang with 580.
VietnameseCuong was ranked 7 with 577 points and managed to qualify for the final.
Otherfinalists were from Japan, China and host India.
Almeidawho could not sustain his performance failed to make it to the final round.
Inthe finals, Vinh continued to lead the ranking after the first two five-shotseries.
However,Japanese Tomoyuki Maysuda put in an outstanding performance and overcame allother participants in the last seven two-shot series. He came from behind to takethe top spot with a total of 240.1 points, setting a new world record in theprocess.
Vinhfinished second with 236.6 points, followed by Indian Rai Jisu with 216.7. Cườngranked sixth, with 155.8 points.
OnMarch 1, Vinh and Cuong will participate in the 50m pistol event.
Vinhwon a silver medal in this event in the Rio Olympics last August.
Theirteammates Nguyen Duy Hoang will take part in the men’s 50m prone rifle while LeThi Hoang Ngoc and Pham Thi Ha will compete in the women’s 25m pistolcategory.-VNA
TheOlympic champion came second in the men’s 10m air pistol event, which also drewthe world’s strongest marksmen such as Olympic silver medallist Almeida Julioof Brazil and bronze medal winner Yang Wei of China.
Inthe first 10 shots of the qualification round, Almeida scored the highest with99 points, Vinh was third with 97 points, while his teammate Tran Quoc Cuong wassecond with 98 points.
Inthe next series, Vinh was not able to achieve 100 points, but he remained themost stable shooter with points ranging from 96 to 98. The Vietnamese grabbed atotal of 581 points and topped the qualifier’s ranking table.
ChinesePu Qifeng had the same points but ranked second, followed by Yang with 580.
VietnameseCuong was ranked 7 with 577 points and managed to qualify for the final.
Otherfinalists were from Japan, China and host India.
Almeidawho could not sustain his performance failed to make it to the final round.
Inthe finals, Vinh continued to lead the ranking after the first two five-shotseries.
However,Japanese Tomoyuki Maysuda put in an outstanding performance and overcame allother participants in the last seven two-shot series. He came from behind to takethe top spot with a total of 240.1 points, setting a new world record in theprocess.
Vinhfinished second with 236.6 points, followed by Indian Rai Jisu with 216.7. Cườngranked sixth, with 155.8 points.
OnMarch 1, Vinh and Cuong will participate in the 50m pistol event.
Vinhwon a silver medal in this event in the Rio Olympics last August.
Theirteammates Nguyen Duy Hoang will take part in the men’s 50m prone rifle while LeThi Hoang Ngoc and Pham Thi Ha will compete in the women’s 25m pistolcategory.-VNA
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