NGAO-K looking forward to a successful year : The standard Sports

The National Gun Owners Association (NGAO-K) yesterday held their monthly IDPA club match shoot at Kirigiti shooting range. 

The event which was NGAO-K’s main opening shoot this year attracted over 60 participations drawn from the disciplined forces and licensed civilian firearm owners.

Safety was a key factor as contestants battled it out on the 9 Courses of Fire (COF) in the competition that also involved the pistol experience, revolver, shotgun and carbine experiences.

Having expanded and hosted other shooting formats other than IDPA, NGAO-Kenya Secretary General Amos Mathenge is looking forward to successful year in the local sport.

“We have spread our wings into other formats of shooting sports. In January, we hosted our first event – the International Practical Shooting confederation (IPSC) shoot, which is largely a fun format shoot; today we are hosting the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) shoot which is a real life format scenario based contest,” said Mathenge.

According to the NGAO-K assistant Secretary General Tony Karanja, they are planning to organise several high-level matches this year.

“This year we expect to have a series of high level tournaments including Tier 2 and Tier 3 matches,” said Karanja.