Asiad 18: 2 billion VND bonus for 1 gold medal in shooting

At the 17th Asian Games, the Vietnamese shooting team won 2 silver medals and 5 bronze medals. This time, the Vietnamese shooting team aims to win at least 1 gold medal in the men's pistol event.

To encourage the shooters, recently, 9 benefactors joined hands to offer a reward of 2 billion VND for 1 gold medal in shooting. Thus, shooting is the first team of the Vietnamese sports delegation to be offered a large sum of money if it wins a gold medal at the 18th Asian Games. Even up to now, the national Olympic football team has not received as much attention.

Expect 1 gold medal

Two years ago, shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh continuously created miracles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by winning a gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event and a silver medal in the men's 50m pistol event.

Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh is the greatest hope of Vietnamese shooting. Photo: Internet

Now, shooters like Hoang Xuan Vinh, Tran Quoc Cuong, Le Hoang Ngoc, Nguyen Hoang Phuong, Ha Minh Thanh, Kieu Thanh Tu... are putting all their efforts into the competition, aiming to become the first shooter to win a gold medal in a continental competition, following their historic achievement at the 2016 Olympics.

According to head coach Nguyen Thi Nhung, the national shooting team is gathering the most experienced shooters in Vietnam at the moment. They have gathered all the most favorable factors in both human resources and expertise to realize their great ambition at the 18th Asiad.

The shooters were arranged to participate in short-term training trips in Korea, as well as compete in many continental and world tournaments to hone their skills. The team's coaching staff assessed the shooters' preparation for the journey to the archipelago as serious and methodical.

The remaining problem depends a lot on how the shooters control their mentality and how they express their desire to win. Of course, shooters Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong are still the names we expect the most.

Opening for Vietnam delegation

At the 18th Asiad, according to the schedule announced by the Organizing Committee, shooting is in the earliest competition group, so right after flying back to attend the departure ceremony on July 26 in Hanoi, the Vietnamese team immediately returned to Korea to continue training and will fly to Indonesia in mid-August to compete.

The shooting team will fly to Indonesia in mid-August. Photo: Internet

It is hoped that, in addition to shooting, athletes participating in athletics, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, karate, judo, taekwondo or wushu... will also receive rewards from benefactors.

If we can get a gold medal early, it will create good motivation for the sports delegation at the 18th Asiad. I wish the shooters success!