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Nat. Fullbore Captain Persaud pleased with 2013 C/ships…Guyana to host British Team – April 30, May 1 & 2
By Franklin Wilson
National Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud summed up the final day of this year’s National championships noting that it was a challenging day and the shooter that handled conditions the best was Ryan Sampson who won the 600 Yards (48 Points 3Vs), 1000 Yards (46 Points 2Vs) and the Day Aggregate (128 Points 6Vs).
Competitors of the second detail at the 2013 Nationals enjoying the recently relayed bank at 1000 Yards. (Franklin Wilson photo)
“But basically, it was a challenging day for all the shooters but Sampson handled it best,”
Persaud was dethroned as the King of the X-Class by long time buddy Ransford Goodluck (341 Points 27 Vs) who won a close championship beating off by single point in the Grand Aggregate, Lennox Braithwaite (340 Points 24Vs) with Persaud finishing 3rd on 338 Points 20Vs.
The Captain, while admitting that he is not yet in the best of shape ahead of the Caribbean Championships set for the Land of the Flying Fish, Barbados, next month, said that Guyana has always done well as a unit and this year will be no different.
But in a strategic move, Team Guyana will be welcoming a team of British shooters to these shores from April 29 to compete in individual and team competitions which will provide vital preparations for the Caribbean championships.
Persaud informed that the British team is the best in the world and have always been tough but worthy opponents for the Guyanese.
“The British have the strongest shooting team in the world. USA, South Africa, Canada, Australia you name them, the British are the best. However, Guyana was able to defeat them in 1996 in Jamaica when we competed for the International trophy over 900 and 1000 Yards.
At that time also, Guyana won the Singer trophy having defeated all the Caribbean territories.”
Persaud believes that that performance would have been one of Guyana’s greatest achievements and while acknowledging that to beat them {British} again would be tough, “It is not impossible.”
Competition against the British team would be held at the Timehri Rifle Ranges (TRR) on Tuesday April 30, May 1st and 2nd. There will be two individual and one team shoot.
Mahendra Persaud – National Fullbore Captain
Team Guyana will have their first practice shoot this Sunday at the same venue at the 300, 600 and 900 Yards Ranges.
Upgrading of Ranges
In an effort to ensure that the Timehri Rifle Ranges is in pristine shape, Persaud said that they have invested in some upgrading work. New numbers would be installed to mark the various targets while works to strengthen and raise some of the banks have been completed.
The Captain said that the Ranges will be further transformed for the competition against the British, next week.
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