TEAM B OF 14TH AARM WINS RIFLE NOVELTY SHOOT TITLE

Commander of the Indonesian Army General Ryamizard Ryacudu who is grouped in Team B of the ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) held in Cilodong, West Java, on Wednesday won the Rifle Novelty Trophy.

Team B also grouped ASEAN army commanders Lt. Gen. Kyaw Win of Myanmar, Lt. Gen. Efren L Abu of the Philippines, Maj. Gen. Desmon Kuek of Singa-pore and Maj. Gen. Nguyen Nang Nguyen of Vietnam.

Team A grouped ASEAN army commanders Gen. Dato' Seri Mohd . Azmy of Malaysia, Gen. Chaivit Shinawatra of Thailand, Lt. Gen. Sok Sa Em of Cambodia, Col. HJ Abdur Rahmani of Brunei Darussalam and Col. Sy Inthavong of Laos.

The Rifle Novelty Shoot tournament was attended by all commanders of the ASEAN armies, except that of Myanmar. Participants of the rifle novelty shoot were required to hit and dismantle a steel plate target from a distance of 100 meters with a lie-prone position.

Of the two competition events facing Team A, Team B was able to defeat its rival team so that it was awarded the Rifle Novelty Shoot trophy at the closing of the 14th AARM.

Previously in another category, the Rifle Match-5 was also held and the first place was taken by the Philippine shooter, followed by the host (Indonesia's shooter) in the second place and the Malaysian in the third place.

The 14th AARM has been held since September 1 and was attended by about 500 shooters from the 10 armies of the 10 ASEAN nations.

ASEAN groups Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Thailand, Vietname, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.