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Guyana vs British Team Rifle Shooting Individual C/ship…David Calvert is top shoot, Lennox Braithwaite is leading local
By Franklin Wilson
World renowned marksman David Calvert of Great Britain proved why he is regarded as one of the best the world has ever seen when he dropped just one point over five ranges to emerge as the Top Shot in the individual competition between Great Britain and Guyana which ended yesterday afternoon at the Timehri Rifle Ranges.
Top Marksmen! Overall winner David Calvert (right) and Guyana’s Lennox Braithwaite are all smiles after the final range yesterday.
Having recorded 50s at the 300, 900, 500 and 600 yards ranges, Calvert a multiple Gold Medalist at the Commonwealth level, dropped one point recording a 49 score at the final range, 1000 yards with 5 Vs to follow his 50-8 at 500 yards and a similar score at the 600 yards range to cap a fine day with an overall score of 149 and 21 Vs; his grand aggregate was 249-34 which was enough to carry him to the first prize, beating out his countryman Thomas Rylands by a single point.
For the home team, reigning Caribbean champion Lennox Braithwaite placed third overall with a grand aggregate of 245-24, while 2013 National champion Ransford Goodluck was the other local shooter to place in the top ten, placing 6th overall.
The two female shooters, both of the visiting team, were not intimidated at all by their male counterparts and did well to place in the top ten. Seasoned veteran of 17 years, Deborah Fenn, placed 5th, while Chloe Evans, who finished school last year and has been shooting for five years, finished eight.
In contrast to the opening day’s tricky right to left winds, yesterday was very calm. Some of the shooters described it as too easy; they are hoping for a more challenging day today when the Team Championships will be contested at the 300, 600 and 900 yards ranges.
For the team competition, Guyana’s A Team will comprise of Lennox Braithwaite, Ransford Goodluck, Mahendra Persaud, Dylan Fields and Leo Ramalho. Team B consists of Dane Blair who shot a possible at the 1000 yards range yesterday, Paul Slowe, Peter 
Persaud, Lt. Col Terrance Stuart and Charles Dean. Action on today’s final day will commence at 10:00hrs.
Following are the scores from the final three ranges yesterday, overall aggregate and final individual placing.
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