Barnes takes aim at 7th shotgun title

The Jamaica Skeet Club's National Shotgun Championship is under way at the Worthy Park Estates and will conclude today.

It's a 200-bird shoot over two days and is one of the main shooting disciplines that will be used to determine the overall national shotgun champion for 2018.

The defending champion and six-time winner, Shaun Barnes, is vying for his seventh championship. He is upbeat about his chances even though he will have the likes of nine-time champion Ian Banks and former champion Christian Sasso as well as numerous top gunners in the island such as Craig Simpson and Geoffrey Ziadie, who will be on the course with him.

On the ladies' side, defending champion Wendy McMaster has been having a phenomenal year after winning several shoots and moving up in at least two categories. She also is looking forward to doing well and coming out the winner again. She will have the likes of Toni Barnes and Marguerite Harris to contend with.

The shooters are competing in several categories, including Classes A to E, Ladies, Juniors and Hunters or beginners. They will have to shoot from 15 stations spread across the Worthy Park Estates and will face varying conditions such as the extreme heat and wind that the venue is known for at times.