ASIATODAY.ID, BANGKOK – Indonesia successfully became champion at the 31st ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) which was held in Bangkok on 16-25 November 2023. The Indonesian team won 4 trophies, 10 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 10 medals. bronze.
The ten gold medals came from 3 gold in individual competitions, 4 gold in team competitions, and 3 gold in team exhibitions.
The competition was attended by 200 shooters from 10 countries in Southeast Asia, namely Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The branches being competed are Rifle, Carbine, Automatic Rifle, Men’s Pistol and Women’s Pistol.
In the individual competition, good results were achieved in the Men’s Pistol branch, which managed to sweep all three medals contested by the 40 shooters. Apart from that, the Women’s Pistol branch also made a proud achievement by winning 1 gold and 1 silver. In the rifle branch, Indonesia added 1 gold and 1 bronze to its medal pool.
With these results, Indonesia confirmed itself as the General Champion and replaced Vietnam as the defending champion in last year’s competition. Meanwhile, Vietnam is chasing closely in 2nd place with 1 trophy, 10 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze. Then followed by the Philippines in 3rd place with 1 trophy, 10 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze. Following the Philippines in sequence are Myanmar, Laos, host Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore. These results were obtained after all branches had finished competing on November 24 2023.
AARM is an Army shooting competition event between ASEAN countries which is held annually. At the 31st AARM, Indonesia sent 45 participants who were its best TNI Army soldiers and 2 supporters from PT. Pindad.
Before the match, the TNI Army soldiers underwent a training program specifically designed to suit the needs of the match.
In order to support the smooth running of the match, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Bangkok has also facilitated the team through assistance by the Defense Attaché and staff as well as arranging flight clearance and manifests to ensure that the plane, team members and match equipment can arrive in Bangkok and return to Jakarta safely.
Overall, Indonesia has proven itself among ASEAN countries by becoming the overall champion 14 times out of a total of 31 AARM events that have been held since 1991. Indonesia’s victory at the 31st AARM also creates new history and breaks the myth that Indonesia is not never won if AARM was held in Thailand.
Previously, Indonesia had never won the Champion title at four AARM events when Thailand was the host, namely in 1993, 2001, 2007 and 2015. (AT Network)
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