Braithwaite on top in shooting championships ‘down-under’

Veteran sniper Lennox Braithwaite pulled out the stops as he outshot the competition in Stage 1 in the 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Federation (CSF) championship held in Australia.

Stage 1’s overall aggregate saw five shooters ending with scores of 105 with Braithwaite who prevailed with the highest V count of 14 and 105.14 points. Australian Jim Bailey racked up 105.13 points, Peter
Jory of Gurnsey 105.12 points, South Africans Jacobus DuToit (105.12 points) and Jan Jonck 105.7 points, capped off the top five spot.
Braithwaite shot scores of 35.7, a perfect score with all shots being in the V-Bull at 300 yard ranges, 35.4 at 500 yards and 35.3 at 600 yards, highlighting an outstanding day for Braithwaite and Guyana alike.
Full-bore Captain Mahendra Persaud also endured a good day, shooting 104.6 points; with scores of 34.2 at 300 yards, 35.2 at 500 yards and 35.2 at 600 yards.
The fullbore marksmen are attending the Championship in preparation for next year’s Commonwealth Games which are scheduled for the same range. The Guyanese were also part of the Canadian National Fullbore Championships last August.
The CSF Championship continues with two more Stages which concludes on November 8. Team Guyana are extremely grateful to the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and Secure Innovations & Concepts Inc for their support in the team’s quest for supremacy.