Southeast Asian athletes started the year with good results as three shooters bagged qualification quotas at the 2024 Asian Rifle & Pistol Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia from January 5 to 18.
Host Indonesia qualifies one athlete courtesy of Fathur Gustafian in the 10m Air Rifle Men event. Gustafian placed 4th in the finals of the said event.
Meanwhile, Le Thi Mong Tuyen from Vietnam finished 5th place in the 10m Air Rifle Women event and secured Olympic ticket to Paris this year.
The last to qualify from Southeast Asian region is Thongphaphum Vongsukdee of Thailand who won bronze medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Position Men event. Vongsukdee secured one of the two quota
places for Paris Olympics 2024.
Aside from the Asian Rifle & Pistol Championship in Jakarta, Kuwait is also hosting an Asian Championships (shotgun) which is also a qualification phase for Paris Olympics. As of now, no athletes from the SEA region qualifies in Kuwait tournament.
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