VietNamNet Bridge – More than 150 athletes are competing at the National Youth Shooting Championships which kicked off yesterday in Ha Noi.

Shooters take part in training ahead of their National Youth Shooting Championships in Ha Noi. — Photo toquoc.vn

The young shooters, including the ASEAN youth champion Bui Thi Thu Thuy, will take part in 18 events for individuals and 18 for teams across different age groups, ranging from 14 to 21.

Thuy, 14, will compete in her strongest event of the 10m air pistol, in which she triumphed at this year’s Southeast Asian Youth Shooting Championship.

She is a member of the national team and will receive strong support to succeed at the Youth Olympics in 2018 and the Olympic Games in 2020, according to national head coach Nguyen Thi Nhung.

Speaking at the opening ceremony yesterday, head of the organising board Nguyen Manh Hung said shooting was one of Viet Nam’s most successful sports in many international competitions. This year’s tournament is a chance for managers to select talented athletes for the national team and push the sport’s development nationwide.

The championships will close on August 8.

VNS