KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama)-- The National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM), are hoping for their shooters to gun down at least four gold medals at the Laos SEA Games, scheduled from Dec 9-18.
NSAM Executive Secretary Major (R) Jasni Shaari said the target was set after taking into account good performances of national shooters in local and international competitions this year.
"In Korat, our shooters were off target and managed to win only two gold medals but this time around we are hoping for more, especially in women's Rifle events," Jasni told Bernama Wednesday.
Jasni said 13 national shooters had qualified for the Laos SEA Games on merit after having surpassed the SEA Games qualifying mark in women's Rifle 3 position, 10m Air Pistol, 25m Sport Pistol and the men's Rifle Prone.
"The names of the 13 shooters who have qualified has already been sent to the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for approval," he said.
"Those who qualified had shown good performances lately, especially in the Tun Tan Siew Sin Trophy last month and the Mini Olympics held this month."
Jasni said local shooters would be able to compete in two more local competitions - Tun Hanif Trophy in October and National Shooting Championships in November - to tune up for Laos.
"Apart from the two local competitions, we are also waiting for the green light from the OCM and the National Sports Council (NSC) to send our shooters for the 2nd Islamic Solidarity Games 2009 in Iran and South East Asian Shooting Championships in Bangkok in November, due to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak," said Jasni.
The 16 national shooters are currently undergoing training at the Langkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram) under coach Mohd Hashim Desa.
Among prominent shooters who had qualified for the SEA Games are women shooters Bibiana Ng, Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, Shahera Rahim Raja and Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan in the men.
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