Windies Fullbore shooting championships open in Jamaica

Debutant Sherwin Felicien hoists Golden Arrowhead

GUYANA’S debutant Sherwin Felicien hoisted the Golden Arrowhead as the local shooters joined their regional counterparts at the 2014 West Indies Fullbore shooting championships which opened yesterday at the Twickenham Park ranges in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica.Seven countries – Antigua/Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, hosts Jamaica and a visiting Canadian team are competing in the five-day tournament amidst drought-like conditions, humid and dry on the Caribbean island.
Chief-of-Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Major General Antony Anderson welcomed the visiting teams before firing off the first shot to officially declare the championships open.
Major General Anderson was assisted by president of the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council (WIFSC) Norris Gomez of Trinidad and Tobago and veteran Jamaican shooter Major retired John Nelson.
The actual competition will get cracking today but the shooters were involved in practice shooting at 300 and 600 yards ranges yesterday. A Welcome Reception was held in the evening at the Jamaica Rifle Club.
The Guyana delegation arrived in the wee hours of Sunday morning and Team captain Mahendra Persaud held a meeting with the squad which included United States-based shooters Sigmund Douglas and John Fraser.
The individual competition will take place from today to Thursday while the two team matches are carded for Friday and Saturday (Story and photos from Troy Peters)

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