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Apr 25, 2013 Sports
Following the conclusion of the 2013 National Fullbore Rifle Shooting Championships at the Timehri Rifle Ranges, two new champions emerged in the respective X and O classes.
Veteran Ransford Goodluck took the X-Class in the clash of the giants while Leo Ramalho, returning after an extended absence of 11-years, won the O-Class.
Goodluck (341 Points 27Vs) fought off valiant challenges from Lennox Braithwaite (340 Points 24Vs) and Mahendra Persaud – 2012 winner (338 Points 20Vs); Ramalho had to stave off the challenge of 2012 winner Lt. Col. Terrance Stuart whom he was trailing going into the final day.
Ramalho (315 Points 16Vs) eventually prevailed by one point from Stuart (314 Points 9Vs).
Speaking with Kaieteur Sport after winning on Sunday last, Ramalho, who was in the X-Class before his exit 11 years ago, said that his performance was somewhat unbelievable and he was grateful for the outcome.
“Winning is always a good feeling and I’m happy to be back. Actually, I was a part of the Guyana team that defeated the British back in 1996 and I am elated that they will be here shortly to compete against us.
I’ve recently acquired a new rifle and this is the fourth time I am using it so it is still in the breaking in process. Generally though, I am confident that Guyana will continue to do good so I am looking forward to the visit of the British team and subsequent to their visit to the Caribbean championships.”
Goodluck, who is also a multiple Caribbean champion, in his comment stated that winning is always a good feeling but more importantly, the championships is geared towards preparing the Guyana team for the Caribbean competition next month.
“While I won, I still have to get even sharper for the Caribbean championships so this was good competition and practice for me and the team at the same time. The second phase of preparation is going to be against the British then we move on to Barbados.”
Goodluck shared that this year’s competition was contested in challenging conditions in comparison to what the Timehri Ranges used to be in years gone by.
“We really can’t account for what would have given rise to this change, it is really difficult to predict and a lot of times all of us got caught up with switching winds, so it definitely wasn’t easy. But what it really does is cause you to lift your game; we go to a place like the Paragon Ranges in Barbados where you have winds coming in from one direction, slow, fast or it would stop. So it is a lot easier in comparison where you have winds that are switching from right to left like we have, so it puts us in good stead mentally to deal with the challenges ahead of us.”
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