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Guyanese riflemen complete the double, add Short Range title to bulging collection
Oct 15, 2012 Sports
It read like a script from the individual and team championships of the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships when Guyanese marksmen, led by Lennox Braithwaite, won the lion’s share of the accolades on offer at the Timehri Ranges over the past few days.
The local shooters once again underlined their dominance when they amassed 1135 points with 73 V Bulls and captured the honours in the Short Range Team match on the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges when that segment of the tournament concluded at the above mentioned venue yesterday afternoon.
Jamaican shooters occupied the second place with 1123 points and 74 V Bulls, while Trinidad and Tobago scored 1100 points with 60 V Bulls to take the third place.
Antigua and Barbuda placed 4th with 1090 points and 44 V Bulls with Barbados next in line after amassing 681points and 32 V Bulls. Bermuda finished in the cellar with 230 points and 3 V Bulls.
Braithwaite was once again on target compiling an impeccable score on the 500 and 600 yards ranges (50 points and 4 V Bulls and 50 points and 5 V Bulls, respectively).
He missed out by a fraction on the 300 yards range, scoring 49 points with 4 v Bulls for a grand total of 149 points and 13 V Bulls. For his efforts, he was awarded the Wogart Cup to compliment the special award put up by Jamaican, Major John Nelson, owner of the Milex Security Company.
Dylan Fields once again proved his usefulness when he amassed a grand total of 148 points and 3 V Bulls, while Mahendra Persaud turned in commendable figures of 147 points and 12 V Bulls.
The shooters packed up their guns late yesterday afternoon and were scheduled to congregate at the GDF Officers’ Mess, Camp Ayangana at 19:00hrs last night for the presentation ceremony.
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