The West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships fired off at the Crabbs Rifle and Pistol ranges in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday but up to press time scores were unavailable for the first day of the Individual competition.
Guyanese Lennox Braithwaite is the defending individual champion following his success in Jamaica last year.
The championships are attracting marksmen from Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada and host nation Antigua and Barbuda.
Colonel Telbert Benjamin, Chief of Staff of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, fired off the first shot at 600 yards and also welcomed the visiting teams to the championships.
President of the Antigua and Barbuda Rifle Association Thomas Greenaway also welcomed the competitors “At the end of the day we all celebrate the victory of the winning team. As host, we hope that all would enjoy the shoot and we have a fantastic time over the coming days in the individuals and team shoot.”
President of the WIFBSC, Major John Nelson of Jamaica, in brief remarks congratulated the Antigua and Barbuda Rifle Association for hosting the competition whilst also extending a warm welcome to the Canadian Team, regular participants of competitions hosted in the region.
The Antigua and Barbuda Rifle Association hosted a Meet and Greet function for the participants on Monday evening.
Guyana is being represented by Fullbore Captain, Dylan Fields, Lennox Braithwaite, Ransford Goodluck, Leo Ramalho (Vice-Captain), Peter Persaud, Sherwin Felicen, Roberto Tiwari, Ryan Sampson as well as United States-based seasoned marksmen Sigmund Douglas and John Fraser..
The other team delegation are former Fullbore Captain and Vice President of the GuyanaNRA Mahendra Persaud and Team Manager, Franklin Wilson.
Today the shooters will be competing at the 300, 500 and 600 yards while tomorrow will be the final day of the Individual competition.
The Team match will take place on Saturday.
