Hoang wins national shooting gold

Nguyen Duy Hoang of Military team won a gold medal in the men's individual 50m three position event yesterday on the penultimate day of the National Shooting Cup in Ha Noi.


Hoang shot 1,253.1 points, nearly 15 points more than runner-up Duong Anh Quan of Ha Noi. Nguyen Van Quan from Hai Duong came third, scoring 1,237.5 points.

In the team event, Thanh Hoa, which had no representative in the top three of the individual event, took the title, earning 3,407 points. Ha Noi again came second, followed by Military.

In the men's individual 25m sport pistol, Le Doan Cuong from the Public Security team, took the title, bagging 586 points.

HCM City's Pham Xuan Chuyen shot less than three points and came second. Host Bui Quang Nam stayed on third.

After six days of competitions, Military lead the ranking table with 11 gold medals. Ha Noi are closed behind on 10. Hai Duong are third, pocketing six.