Master Ibrahim Ndung’u emerged the winner of the international practical shooting confederation league championship final at the Bamburi Rifle Club in Mombasa County.

The championship attracted 52 participants from Kenya Defence Forces, Directorate of Criminal Investigations, National Police and Licenced firearm holders. 

During the event, Ibrahim Ndungu won the production division with 1,208.39 points while Mohammed Aden was position two with 876.32 points and Memba Muriuki was third with 866.73 points.

In the standard division, Robert Nyamongo scoped the top position with 1,009.07 points followed by Wilson Kabugi with 876.66 points. The third slate was won by Mohammed Noor Ahmed with 816.20 points.

In the Open division super senior category, Sunny Syan emerged the winner with 894.71 points.

In the Pistol Calibre Carbine category, Suleiman Adam scooped the win with 966.8 points.

For the ladies category, Agnes Muchiri topped with 679.8 points, while Brenda Ajiambo and Irene Wanjiku were second and third with 661.2 and 606.5 points respectively.

During the Event at the side-lines, National Olympic Committee of Kenya Executive member Mohamed Shoaib Vayani said the two day event was the culmination of the national shooting championship series in the country.

He said from the championship, the 10 top shooters will be announced after analysing their annual accrued points from all other matches held during the year.

Vayani said the end of the year event was hosted by Bamburi Rifle Club in Mombasa County which turned out spectacular and with such dedication from Sport Shooting Enthusiasts ,He was expecting to grow the sport in  more than 12 counties by next year.

Vayani also the President of the Kenya Sports Shooting Federation (KSSF) lauded the Ministry of sports, Culture and Heritage ,Firearms Licensing Board for their continuous support in the promotion of the shooting sport.

“As a result of the government support, Kenya has been selected to be the training center for shooting in Africa,’’he said.

Moreover, he stated that there were plans to nurture and promote youth talents in sports shooting activities that will bring shooters from age 12 and above participate in Olympic Games.

Bamburi Rifle Club chairman Abdulhakim Daud said the championship has demonstrated that the club can host international shooting disciplines with the expansive Shooting Bays recently constructed.