The Trinidad Rifle Association (TRA) has been granted international recognition in the world of sport shooting by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) at its 35th general assembly.The assembly took place on October 1 at the Rhodos Palace Hotel & Resort in Greece, where the 16th World Handgun Championships took place.This year's general assembly was attended by representatives from 52 countries from around the world that included Austria, Estonia, USA, Jamaica, Russia, the Philippines and Japan just to name a few.
The TRA was represented by four members who travelled to Rhodes island in Greece to officially receive the appointment of the International Practical Shooting Confederation's affiliation for T&T. The four members were David Lee Kim, vice captain for the Practical Pistol Section, Andrea Lee Kim, Secretary, Menon Boodan and Kenrick Mohammed.A presentation showing the TRA's ability to properly manage the affiliation had to be made was ably and professionally executed by Menon Boodan.
As the vice captain Lee Kim, stated "We the TRA, strongly believe that sport is a human right and that every person must have the opportunity to participate in sport. Now that this affiliation is under the supervision of the TRA, every competitor will have the opportunity to participate in all IPSC Sport Shooting competitions, locally, regionally and internationally."He added "The road to acquire this international affiliation has been long and tiresome and I'm very proud and thankful to my team and to the management committee of the TRA in making this possible for our country."