Saina weathers the tricky course to lift DIG Trophy
Chief Inspector Nathan Mringie from GSU (left) presents Christopher Saina with the Elenor Malik Trophy after winning the championship in January this year at the Kenya Defence Forces range in Laikipia. Saina won the Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service Trophy on Saturday at the same range. PHOTO | AYUMBA AYODI |
What you need to know:
- Three times Kenya Open champion Christopher Saina from General Service Unit (GSU) turned on style to win the Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service Trophy at Kenya Defence Forces Laikipia Range on Saturday.
- Saina brought an accumulative round of 507.47 from both short and long range to claim the overall title, leaving teammates Sanford Otundo battling to take Super X 1 Class on 503.34.
- Otundo edged out beating Simon Ndambuki also from GSU to Super X 2 on 484.27.
Three times Kenya Open champion Christopher Saina from General Service Unit (GSU) turned on style to win the Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service Trophy at Kenya Defence Forces Laikipia Range on Saturday.
Saina brought an accumulative round of 507.47 from both short and long range to claim the overall title, leaving teammates Sanford Otundo battling to take Super X 1 Class on 503.34.
Otundo edged out beating Simon Ndambuki also from GSU to Super X 2 on 484.27.
Saina, who had downed 248.30 from short range, carded 287.17 from long range made of 69.3 from 800m followed by 57.8 at 900m. He then claimed another 96.8 in his second round at 800m to close with 64.7 at 900m for victory.
“The course is extremely windy, making it difficult to focus well,” said Saina. “Experience counts a lot at such conditions," Saina said.
Otundo who had 246.25 at short range, returned 2597.9 at long range that comprised 69.3 and 57.2 at 800m and 900m respectively. He then went for 71.2 and 60.2 over the same distances in the second round to win Super X Class.
“I had a problem at 900m where I started with a clear owing to unpredictable weather,” said Otundo, who was to defend his Inspector General Kenya Police Service Trophy starting Saturday ending Monday.
“The weather is much better than when we shot DIG but the long range is still tricky,” said Otundo.
Ndambuki had one of his best outing, shooting 233.14 at short and 251.13 at long range. Ndambuki garnered 69.3 and 64.3 at 800m and 900m in the first round before a breathtaking 72.6 and 56.1 over the same distances in the second round.
Anti-Stock Theft Unit's Loyford Mutegi brought 479.26 to win X1 Class, beating Martin Keyum from Traffic on 478.25.
Clifford Kiptarus (GSU) carded 473.20 to take O class, beating Mercy Ngaira (GSU) to second place on 463.24. Grace Rantile (GSU) won T Class on 483.26, beating Priscillah Wangui (KPC) on 448.13.
Lillian Malala from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) emerged the best lady firer on 462.21.
