Coast Guardsman Sankar shoots TT up

While the West Indies cricketers were in battle against the visiting Sri Lankans over the weekend, Coast Guard Petty Officer Takoor Sankar was on a rescue mission. He emerged the star of the Trinidad and Tobago Shooting team at the Cible D’or Caribbean Shooting Competition in Bimshire. Sankar copped gold in the individual rifle field with a score of 582 out of a possible 600 points. Then he combined with his Central American and Caribbean Games teammates Oscar Waldron and Taran Deosaran to capture first place in the team event. The competition served as preparation for their participation in the Pan American Games this August in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Team coach Brent Thomas said his team, excluding the rifle men, comprised inexperienced shooters. Nevertheless he said the competition was a platform for the competitors to mature. Sherwin Paul and Lauren Warner placed fourth, with Marsha Mullin Jones, fifth in the air pistol competition and were all given notable mention for their impressive performances. They are all members of the TT Defence Force.