Lennox Braithwaite to Captain WIFBSC Team to 150th Imperial Meeting Sigmund Douglas appointed Adjutant

May 29, 2019 Sports

Following a fair debut at the World Shooting Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio, USA in August 2015, the West Indies Fullbore

Flashback! West Indies competitors in the World Long Range Fullbore Championships in Ohio, USA, August 2015.

Shooting Council (WIFBSC) has named a strong 10-member team that will represent the Caribbean at the 150th Imperial Meeting of the National Rifle Association (United Kingdom) in Bisley, this July.
Whilst many West Indian marksmen and women have been competing at the Imperial Meeting over the years, President of the WIFBSC, Major (ret’d) D. John. Nelson JP of Jamaica has indicated that the Caribbean would be fielding a strong team at this historical competition.
The Guyanese duo of Lennox Braithwaite and USA based Sigmund Douglas have been named Captain and Adjutant (Manager) respectively based on a missive sent to CEO of the National Rifle Association (United Kingdom), Mr. Andrew Mercer.
Two marksmen, Anderson Perry and Rev. Olsen Daniels both of Antigua and Barbuda would be making their debuts in England, while the other members of the team are GuyanaNRA Vice Captain Dyland Fields, Jon Fraser (USA based Guyanese), Norris Gomez (Trinidad and Tobago), Caroline Gomez (Trinidad and Tobago), Justine Lall (Trinidad and Tobago) and Chalky White (UK based, St. Kitts & Nevis).
Individually, each team member would be pursuing their own sponsorship with Braithwaite already securing full sponsorship compliments of Secure Innovations and Concepts Inc. through Managing Director, Mr. Harold ‘Top Gun’ Hopkinson.
Team West Indies would be seeking sponsorship according to Braithwaite and Douglas to procure Team Jackets. The 150th Imperial Meeting of the National Rifle Association (United Kingdom) in Bisley is set for July 17-28, next.