Indonesian Army Wins 28 Gold Medals at AARM 2018

The Indonesian Army contingent at the 28th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2018. (Dinas Penerangan TNI AD)

Yogyakarta, MINA — The Indonesian Army contingent won seven trophies and 28 gold medals until the fifth day of the 28th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2018 at the firing range 400 of Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia, Thursday, Antara News reported.

“Based on the daily report we have received from our contingent there, we made another clean sweep of trophies and gold medals up for grabs on Thursday,” Chief of the Indonesian Army`s Information Center Brigadier General Candra Wijaya noted in a press statement released in Yogyakarta on Friday.

With another three trophies and six gold medals, Indonesia has collected seven trophies, 29 gold, 10 silver, and eight bronze medals until the fifth day of the event on Thursday.

“However, since the carbine gold overall is not announced, our provisional gold medal tally is 28 medals,” he noted.

The event`s organizers have originally planned to offer four trophies and eight gold medals on the fifth day of the event on Thursday. However, due to rains, the rifle M3 contest, which offered one individual trophy and three gold medals in the individual class, team class, and overall individual class, was postponed.

He said the Indonesian Army contingent won three more gold medals from the carbine match 5 falling plate team and overall, men`s pistol match 4 team and overall, and women`s pistol match 3 team and overall.

“The achievement makes us more proud of our team`s struggle, especially the men`s pistol team that managed to bag one trophy and one gold medal, and the women`s pistol team and carbine team that presented one gold medal and one trophy,” he stated.

Following are the provisional standings on the fifth day of the AARM 2018 on Thursday.

1. Indonesia (7 trophies, 28 gold, 10 silver, and 8 bronze medals)

2. Thailand (2 trophies, 6 gold, 21 silver, and 7 bronze medals)

3. The Philippines (2 gold, 2 silver, and 11 bronze medals)

4. Malaysia (1 silver and 7 bronze medals)

5. Brunei (1 silver medal)

6. Myanmar (1 silver medal)

7. Vietnam (1 bronze medal)

8. Singapore (1 bronze medal)

9. Laos (1 bronze medal)

10. Cambodia (-) (T/RS5/RS1)

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