The Guyana National Rifle shooters wrapped up their preparations for the West Indies Fullbore Shooting championships with two practice shoots last Sunday and Monday at the Timehri Rifle ranges, at Yarrowkabara on the Soesdyke Linden Highway.
The training sessions were held over the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges the three ranges that will be used during the regional championships to be hosted from next Monday in at the Crabbs Rifle Ranges in Antigua and Barbuda.
The local contingent will feature defending West Indies Individual champion Lennox Braithwaite, Dylan Fields (Captain), Leo Romalho (Vice-Captain), Ransford Goodluck, Ryan Sampson, Sherwin Felicien, Ryan Sampson, Mahendra Persaud, Peter Persaud and Roberto Tewari.
Experienced US-based Guyanese riflemen John Fraser and Sigmund Douglas will be joining the squad in Antigua.
Guyana’s shooters have dominated the regional championships for many years but lost the Small Bore title at the last championships in Jamaica and will be going all out to recapture the title.
Meanwhile, Secure Innovations and Concepts Inc. is the latest company to provide financial assistance to the local team ahead of their departure to Antigua this weekend.
Fullbore Captain, Dylan Fields received the sponsorship cheque from Denzel Hopkinson, Aviation Security Manager of the Company during a simple ceremony over the weekend.
The Company will be sponsoring Braithwaite and Roberto Tiwari who were present during the presentation.
Hopkinson in handing over the cheque to Fields, reminded him that the company has for many years been very supportive of the GuyanaNRA Fullbore and Smallbore shooters.
“We are well aware of the exploits of our shooters in the Caribbean and beyond for many years now, so it was not a difficult decision to make with regards to supporting you once again.
We know that Mr. Braithwaite will go and do his best to defend his individual crown and we are also aware of the talent that Mr. Tiwari, still a young shooter, possesses.”
Hopkinson took the opportunity to wish the entire team every success in Antigua and Barbuda where this year’s championships would be hosted from May 7-14, next at the Crabbs Rifle Range.
Fields expressed gratitude on behalf of the GuyanaNRA and posited that Secure Innovations and Concepts has been a wonderful partner in shooting over the years.
