Hanoian Do Thu Thuy triumphed in the women’s 10m individual air rifle event with a new record at the National Shooting Cup yesterday in the capital city.

Hanoian Do Thu Thuy triumphed in the women’s 10m individual air rifle event with a new record at the National Shooting Cup yesterday in the capital city.

Thuy totalled 243.3 points to top the event and set a new record of the tournament. Her result was a long distance away from the old record of 206.6 points by teammate Duong Thi Chuc two years ago.

Phung Lan Huong of Vinh Phuc came second and Nguyen Thi Xuan of Hanoi was third.

However, Thuy’s score was not enough to help Hanoi win the team event. It went to Hai Duong squad who grabbed 1,160 points. Hanoi came second, followed by HCM City.

Hanoi won their second title of the day in the men’s 10m team air rifle running target class.

Ngo Huu Vuong, Tran Hoang Vu and Nguyen Manh Cuong grabbed 1,667 points to take their gold. Army and Hai Phong were second and third, respectively.

The individual gold went to Do Duc Hung of Army. He was followed by teammate Nguyen Manh Cuong and Vu of Hanoi.

The women’s 25m individual sports pistol title went Nguyen Thuy Dung of Army. And the Pulic Security team pocketed their first gold of the tournament in the team category.

After five days, Army remain the leading team with nine golds. Hai Duong are second and Hanoi are at third. 

VNS