Opening of the 2025 National Shooting Championship

On the evening of September 22, at the National Sports Training Center in Hanoi, the Vietnam Shooting Federation in coordination with the Vietnam Sports Department and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petro Vietnam) organized the opening ceremony of the National Shooting Championship - Vietnam Shooting Federation Cup 2025.

President of the Vietnam Shooting Federation Do Van Binh delivered the opening speech. Photo: Ngan Ha

This is the 5th consecutive time that the Vietnam Shooting Federation has won the tournament with socialized funding. This year's tournament brings together nearly 300 athletes from 13 units nationwide, including many shooters who have achieved high results in the international arena, such as: Trinh Thu Vinh (2 times in the final round of the 2024 Olympics); Pham Quang Huy (2023 ASIAD Gold Medal); Le Thi Mong Tuyen (Official ticket to the 2024 Olympics); Nguyen Thi Mai Chi Gold Medal - Asian Shooting Championship in Kazakhstan in 2025.

The Organizing Committee awarded souvenir flags to the participating units. Photo: Ngan Ha

Athletes will compete in 33 events, including: Compak Sporting flying disc shooting; Trap flying disc shooting, Skeet men's, women's, mixed team; air pistol, rapid fire pistol, sport pistol and 3-position rifle men's, women's, mixed team, portable air rifle. Athletes will compete in 34 sets of medals (including: 28 sets of individual medals, 28 sets of team medals and 5 sets of mixed event medals).

The Organizing Committee awarded the first round of prizes to outstanding athletes in each category. Photo: Ngan Ha

To encourage the athletes, the Organizing Committee awarded the gold, silver and bronze medal winners 2 million VND, 1.5 million VND and 1 million VND respectively. The reward for athletes who broke national records was 2 million VND/record.

After the National Shooting Championship - Vietnam Shooting Federation Cup 2025, the Vietnam Sports Administration, Vietnam Shooting Federation and localities will send a delegation of athletes to participate in the 47th Southeast Asian Shooting Championship in 2025, from October 6 to 31, in Thailand, before competing at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games - SEA Games 33 next December.

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