Shooting Federation trains range security officers ahead of the Kenya Open Championship

The Sports Shooting Federation has intensified plans for the forthcoming Kenya Open Championship set for 18-19 June by conducting a two-day long International Range Safety Officers training.

The Range Safety officers were trained on international standards, qualifications of the game, match ratings, match points and rules for the championship which was approved by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) with more than fifteen countries showing interest to attend.

The training was focused on theoretical background as the range safety officers went through the classroom training and were examined in between sessions. The trained range safety officers are set to be deployed for the league games as well as a level three IPSC event to be held later on in the year.

The training will be done in phases as the Federation looks to train more Range Safety Officers in the near future.

The International training took the Range Safety Officers to the field at the Ngong Racecourse for practical on day two of the training. The day also doubled up as the beginning of the national shooting league which had a total of 40 entrants.

In addition, the National League will count as a selection criterion for the team that will represent Kenya at the World Championships in Thailand and Africa Youth Games in Cairo in 2022.

Kenya Sports Shooting Federation came up with a young shooters program that is geared towards nurturing young talent and ensuring that there are no gaps left with an aim to field athletes at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal.

“We are trying to raise the profile of the game in the country and that, therefore, means we also do grassroots development. We are also keen on gender and inclusivity and as a result, we organized a women’s only shooting event at the end of last year and we intend to do more this year,” Memba Muriuki, Chairman International Range Safety Officers Association of Kenya.