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Extreme weather won’t dampen Kenyan’s hopes in Handgun championships

Participant Syan Sunny confirms his results with Range Officer after successful stage shoot [Photos by Caroline Obuya]

Despite the heavy pounding rains witnessed early Friday morning with cold windy weather; the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) African Handgun championships kicked off on a high with Team Kenya looking fit and ready for the tourney.

Kenya's Ibrahim Ndung'u in action at the Africa Level 4 Handgun Championships at the Frontier Shooting Range in South Africa. [Photos by Caroline Obuya]

The championship featuring 23 squads is taking place at the expansive Frontier Shooting range in Stilfontein South Africa and has brought together about 400 shooters from all over the world with a majority number of shooters coming from South Africa.

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