After a dominating 2018 West Indies Full-Bore Shooting Council (WIFBSC) Championships in Barbados, marksmen will now look to next year’s edition set for Trinidad and Tobago.
The Paragon Ranges in Barbados came alive this past week as shooters from around the globe gathered as they exhibited their skills as professional marksmen. Following the end of the competition, it was the Guyanese shooters who had the most to brag about. Having dominated the team and individual shoots; Guyana’s National Rifle Association Team bagged numerous honours this year. Led by newly- crowned individual champ Ransford Goodluck – who stepped up in the absence of Mahendra Persaud, who was ill this year – the veteran sniper emerged the winner in the X-Class with 390.027 points.
Guyanese Lennox Braithwaite was the next best overall shot in the X division with 379.026, which landed him in second place for the overall aggregate. Guyana also successfully retained their long-bore title during the week before enduring a bit of misfortune in the Short Range match.
The home side Barbados were the winners of the Short Range match, besting the Guyanese shooters to claim their title on home soil after nearly 52 years. Meanwhile, apart from Goodluck and Brathwaite, there were other notable performances from Guyanese shooters such as Sherwin Filicien, Leo Romalho, and Sigmund Douglas who did well throughout the competition to help Guyana fly the Golden Arrowhead proudly.
