-It was in preparation of a 29 Team Kenya squad to represent the Country in this year’s IPSC Handgun World Shoot Championship in South Africa.
-IPSC Regional Director Ambundo said the Mombasa competition marked the successful completion of the Pre-World Shoot Preparation Competition as part of the IPSC League Shoot for the Kenya team headed to South Africa in the World’s biggest competition.
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This year’s International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) handgun Pre-World Shoot successfully concluded at Bamburi Rifle Club (BRC) in Mombasa County over the weekend.
This was in preparation of a strong squad of 29 Tea Kenya set to represent the Country in this year’s IPSC Handgun World Shoot Championship in South Africa set to run from Tuesday September 16th, to Sunday September 28th at Matlosana in South Africa’s Frontier Shooting Range and will be a global event, the highest Level V competition on the IPSC match calendar.
Team Kenya was part of the 40 Marksmen and Marks women who participated in the Mombasa competition in four days’ competition, organized by the Kenya Sports Shooting Federation (KSSF), under the auspices of the IPSC).
East Africa Legislative Assembly Mp and former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar Sarai flanked by the Club Chairman Hakim Daud led the spectators following the players through the 20 stages, despite loud gun shots that was unbearable without wearing ear masks.
The players included individuals from Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), National Police Service (NPS), Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Civilians with valid firearm license and covering Range officers on Thursday and Friday, followed with the main shoot on Saturday and the finals on Sunday, through 20 stages.
Sunny Syan emerged winner in the open Division with 1025 points (100%), the PCC Optics side was won by Geoffrey Pesa on 991 points (100%) and Ibrahim Ndungu was the winner of the Production team on 1055 points (100%).
The Production Optics Division winner on 1055 points (100%) was Pravir Vohra and Thomas Kiilu with 1003 points (100%) was the winner of the Standard side.
IPSC Regional Director Frank Ambundo said the Mombasa competition marked the successful completion of the Pre-World Shoot Preparation Competition as part of the IPSC League Shoot for the Kenya team headed to South Africa in the World’s biggest competition.
“This prestigious tournament served as the official preparatory platform for the Kenyan National Shooting Team as they gear up for the forth coming World Handgun Championship in South Africa. It also not only about preparing Team Kenya for international competition, but also about showcasing Kenya’s growing talent in shooting sports and positioning the Country as a serious contender in global sporting arenas, “said Ambundo.
He explained that this highly competitive and recreational sporting activities involves proficiency tests of accuracy, precision with speed in shooting and that Team Kenya is now ready for the Challenge.
“The team affirmed its readiness for the world stage through crisp, proficient displays of speed and accuracy “noted Ambundo.
He noted that the Sports shooting is an expensive discipline, with the costs of ammunition, equipment, and shooting gear often being prohibitive and appeals to well-wishers, sponsors and the government to partner with them in developing and growing the sport from the grassroots level all the way to the national team.
“It is important to debunk the myth that shooting is a ‘rich man’s’ sport. In reality, it is a classless sport driven by passionate sports shooting individuals who make significant financial sacrifices to participate.
The Kenya team is a diversified one, comprising members of the Kenya Defense Forces, the National Police Service (including DCI), and civilians. Importantly, the team also embraces gender inclusivity, with five female competitors participating. To demystify the sport further, KSSF emphasizes the need for grassroots sports shooting programs in high schools, so that talented individuals can nurture their skills early, as is the case in Europe, Asia, and the USA,” Ambundo pointed out.
East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP and former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar Sarai also graced the prize giving ceremony and pledged to seek Government’s support in assisting to improve logistical issues facing the Sports shooting in the Country.
The Mombasa competition was jointly sponsored by Solution E.A, RTW shipping &Logistics, Listen Media, RTP, Premier Hospital, Halal Ice, Kushi Motors and Unga Ni Taifa.
COMPETITION WINNERS.
Open Division.
1-Sunny Syan-1025 points (100%), 2-Issa Issa-970 points (94%), 3-Muravej Samir-862 points (84%).
PCC Optics.
1-Geoffrey Pesa-991 points (100%), 2-Mariam Ibrahim-990 points (99%), 3-Omar Shukri-274 points (27%).
Production.
1-Ibrahim Ndungu-1055 points (100%), 2-Niku Sorri-623 points (59%), 3-Leonard Lechum-593 points (56%).
Production Optics Division.
1-Pravir Vohra-1055 points (100%), 2-Ashu Sennik-899 points (85%), 3-Elias Kavwagi-605 points (57%).
Standard
1-Thomas Kiilu-1003 points (100%), 2-Charles Mugendi-957 points (95%), 3-Jim Woods-681 points (67%).
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