Vietnamese marksmen target seven SEA Games gold medals
The national shooting team has set an ambitious goal to bag seven golds at the 25th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos later this year.
Shooters in the key rifle event will be trained by the outstanding coach from the Republic of Korea, Kim Kyung-Jae. Previously, they had been under coaches from Russia, Germany and China.
Commentators predict that the 28-year-old Korean coach will raise the bar of competitive shooting in Vietnam as he has been working in Seoul for three years on a US$4,000/month contract. As head of the Vietnamese national team, he will now earn US$1,700 per month.
There will be no change to the team’s budget from the State this year, but because of a great deal of investment in the teams’ diet, trainers will have to be strict about the number of shooters included in the pool.
This year’s team will include 37 shooters and seven coaches. They will meet in the National Sports and Physical Training Centre No. 1 on Feb. 15 to prepare for the year ahead and are divided into two groups, rifle and pistol.
According to General Secretary of the Vietnam Shooting Federation, Nguyen Duc Uynh, the Vietnamese crackshots will take part in the 33rd SEA Shooting Association Championship in Thailand where they will need 12 gold medals to defend their title.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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