Goodluck crowned 2013 national champion…but Sampson takes final day honours in ‘X’ Class

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Ransford Goodluck was crowned the 2013 national rifle shooting champion, but Ryan Sampson upstaged the front runners in the ‘X’ Class on the final day of competition at the Timehri rifle ranges on Sunday.
Sampson recorded 128 points with six Vs to edge out Goodluck, Lennox Braithwaite and Dylan Fields in a closely-fought final day.
It was a battle of nerves as Sampson dropped just one point out of a possible 35 at 300 yards and followed up with 48 points and three Vs at 500 yards and 46.2 at 1000 yards.

Ryan Sampson
Ryan Sampson

Goodluck recorded 34.4 at 300, 48.3 at 500 and 45.1 at 1000 to end the day on 127.8 to edge out current Caribbean individual champion Braithwaite and Fullbore vice captain Fields, who both ended the day on 127.6.
Braithwaite shot 34.2 at 300, 48.2 at 500 and 45.2 at 1000 yards, while Fields shot a possible at 300 with 1 V, 46.3 at 500 and 46.2 at 1000.
Fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud ended with 125.8 shooting 33.4 at 300, 48.3 at 500 and 44.1 at 1,000.
Leo Romalho bounced back to take the honours in the ‘O’ Class with an overall score of 118 with seven Vs (34.5, 47.1, 37.1)
Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Stuart was second with 116.3, while Charles Deane recorded 116.2 and Peter Persaud 94.0.
Goodluck won the first day’s aggregate, while Persaud was the winner in day two.
Goodluck emerged overall winner with a grand aggregate of 341 points with 27 Vs, followed by Braithwaite in second position with 340.24; Mahendra Persaud recorded 338.20 for third place followed by Fields (329.16), Sampson (318.10), Leo Romalho (315.16), Lieutenant Colonel Stuart (314.9), Deane (309.15), Dane Blair (298.10), Persaud (285.4) and Nelson (146.4).
The local shooters will continue preparation for the visit to ‘Guyana of Great Britain’ rifle shooting team next week and the Caribbean Fullbore championships the following week in Barbados.

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