Today Hoang Xuan Vinh fights for the second medal of the 2016 Olympics

At 7:00 p.m. today, August 10 (Hanoi time), the shooter born in 1974 will compete in the 50m pistol event.

According to experts, Hoang Xuan Vinh is the only hope for the Vietnamese sports delegation's dream of winning more medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Coach Nguyen Thi Nhung said that the 50m pistol is not Hoang Xuan Vinh's forte. Therefore, the possibility of the hero of Vietnamese sports winning a gold medal is not high.

However, Hoang Xuan Vinh is still in the top 20 shooters in the world in the 50m pistol event. If he excels, he can create a miracle - as he did a few days ago in the 10m air pistol event. Hoang Xuan Vinh's opponents are still the shooters he defeated in the 10m air pistol event such as Julio Almeida Wu (Brazil), Pang Wei (China), Han Seung-woo (Korea)...

At the 2012 London Olympics, Hoang Xuan Vinh missed out on the bronze medal in the 50m pistol event by a hair's breadth. He was 0.1 points behind third-place finisher Wang Zhiwei (China). If the second-to-last place finisher Hoang Xuan Vinh had not made a mistake, scoring only 7.3 points, he would have been on the podium to receive the medal.

At that time, in the final, Hoang Xuan Vinh had a total of five shots over 10 points, equal to Jin Jongoh, who won the gold medal in this event. With 95.5 points, he also achieved the third highest score in the final, 100 points behind Jin Jongoh. The two silver medalists Choi Young Rae and bronze medalist Wang Zhiwei only achieved 92.5 points and 92.6 points respectively. The Vietnamese shooter lost because he shot worse in the qualifying round.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the shooting rules have changed significantly. Medal points are only counted in the finals, not the qualifying rounds. Therefore, fans have more reason to believe that Hoang Xuan Vinh will win more medals. The shooter born in 1974 also won a silver medal in this event at the Munich World Cup and two other bronze medals at tournaments held in Chang Won (Korea) and Fort Benning (USA) in 2015.

Hoang Xuan Vinh's victory in the men's 10m air pistol event helped Vietnam win its first Olympic gold medal.

Fighting alongside Hoang Xuan Vinh is SEA Games 28 champion Tran Quoc Cuong.

30 minutes before the shooting event, Do Thi Anh also entered the competition.in fencingHer opponent is Greek Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou. Meanwhile, SEA Games champion Vu Thanh An faces a very strong opponent, Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy.

Ho Thi Ly and Ta Thanh Huyen also competed in the C/D semi-finals for the eight teams with the lowest results in the women's lightweight double sculls.

According to VNE