NRA 147th Imperial Meeting Guyana NRA Captain Persaud; T&T’s Gomez and Perez competing

Jul 20, 2016 Sports

Norris Gomez (right) and Mahendra Persaud in Antigua at the Caribbean championships in May this year.

Guyana National Rifle Association Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud along with colleagues from Trinidad and Tobago in the person of Norris Gomez and Michael Perez are currently competing at the 147th Imperial Meeting under the auspices of the National Rifle Association (now the governing body of fullbore rifle and centre-fire pistol shooting in Great Britain) which was founded in 1859.
The competition, which shot off on June 23rd, will end on July 23rd with the much anticipated and prestigious, HM Queens Prize. This prestigious match is shot at 900 and 1000 yards on the Final Saturday of the Imperial Meeting. The top 100 competitors shoot for the most coveted prize in Target Rifle shooting.
The Caribbean shooters would normally compete in the TR Individuals which shoots off around the second weekend in July.
With the best shooters in the world converging in England for this high-status shoot, Persaud and company have always sought to keep their sights on those targets and have been putting in some sterling performances over the years against the best in the trade.
Following are the Grand Aggregate scores for the Caribbean shooters including the overall leader of 784 competitors as at Monday, July 18th.
Britwistle is representing the Manydown RC of England.

DT DM Alex DC Times Wimb Corp Total
1 R Birtwistle A 74.10v 75.9v 50.6v 50.7v 50.6v 50.7v 50.6v 399.51v
282 ND Gomez O 74.9v 71.6v 49.6v 47.3v 48.5v 48.4v 46.0v 383.33v
286 M Persaud A 73.8v 73.5v 48.4v 47.2v 48.4v 47.3v 47.1v 383.27v
665 Mr M Perez O 69.4v 70.7v 48.6v 40.3v 48.5v 41.2v 38.2v 354.29v