YEARS of perseverance have finally paid for Guyana’s latest rifle shooting sensation, Peter Persaud.
In a stunning display at the recently held 2025 West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council Individual championships, staged at the Paragon Range, Christ Church, Barbados, Persaud captured the top spot amongst his Caribbean counterparts to claim the individual title.

In an interview with Chronicle Sport, Persaud disclosed that he started shooting in 2013 and after a successful stint in the O Class, which saw him winning several medals and trophies, he was promoted to the X Class. He explained that in 2023, he also won the Wogart Trophy in Antigua & Barbuda, registering the best score in the overall teams shoot.

The recent competition in Barbados saw several of the top shooters from Guyana and the Caribbean pitting their skills against marksmen and women from Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States, where Persaud who has been improving with every regional championship, finally breaking through to claim the coveted top prize for Caribbean shooters.
Persaud’s accumulated score which earned him the top Caribbean spot was 349 and 25 V-Bulls following competition at eight of nine ranges, bad weather nullifying the other on the first day of the three-day individual showdown.

Persaud attributed his success to the late Ransford Goodluck, Mahendra Persaud and Braithwaite who he described as his mentors.
Four of the top five shooters hailed from Ireland with the fourth place going to USA’s Jerry Iliff (350.28).

Antigua and Barbuda’s Anderson Perry (342.21) was the Caribbean’s second place finisher followed by Guyana’s Lennox Braithwaite and Leo Romalho.
Persaud attributed his success to the late Ransford Goodluck, Mahendra Persaud and Braithwaite who he described as his mentors.

Meanwhile, the Guyana National Rifle Association has expressed sincere thanks to all its sponsors for making their tour to Barbados possible: H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Army Chief Brigadier Omar Khan, Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken, Hon. Charles Ramson Jr. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, President of the Guyana Olympic Association Godfrey Munroe, Mr. Ramsay Ali, CEO of Sterling Products, Mr. Mohamed Qualander of Queensway Security Ltd, Mr. Rakesh Puri of Continental Group of Companies, Mr. Mahendra Persaud of Crown Mining, Mr. Hemant Narine of Industrial Safety Supplies Inc., Guyana Revenue Authority and Caribbean Airlines. (Frederick Halley)