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Kenya shooting team return with lessons from South Africa

Christopher Saina

General Service Unit's Christopher Saina aims during a past Mini Bisley Shooting competition at Stoni Athi.

Photo credit: File | Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Seasoned Anthony Dodds was the best placed Kenyan in 184th position with a score of 627 points off 47 vee-bulls
  • Kenya was making their first appearance since the 2007 World Long Range Shooting Championships held in Ottawa, Canada
  • Kenya wasn’t able to feature in the team event because of their few numbers where a full team had 16 shooters while Kenya had only eight

After 17 years in the cold, it was all about playing catch-up and learning for Team Kenya at World Long Range Shooting Championships that ended on Sunday in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Australia once again dominated to win both the individual and team titles in the championships where Kenya was represented by eight shooters; seven men and one woman.