By Troy Peters
Guyana has lost a sports icon with the passing of national rifle shooter Ransford Roxroy Goodluck, who died on August 1 (Emancipation Day) at the age of 71 years following a period of illness.
Goodluck was regarded as one of Guyana and the Caribbean’s most prolific marksmen, having won local and regional championships on many occasions. He represented Guyana at the Commonwealth Games, as well as the West Indies team at Bisley, England, regarded as the mecca of international rifle shooting.
He had the honour of being Guyana’s flagbearer at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, by being a seasoned campaigner at the Games, with participation in 1994 (Victoria, Canada), 1998 (Malaysia), 2002 (London), 2006, 2010 (India), and finally in 2018 (Australia).