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Culture & Society<br />
Air Force of Zimbabwe<br />
Commander’s<br />
shooting competition<br />
Tafadzwa Dombodzvuku<br />
The Air Force of Zimbabwe<br />
conducted the Commander’s<br />
Shooting Competition last<br />
<br />
Range.<br />
Sergeant Kangongwa won the top<br />
<br />
competition and pocketed US$120, a<br />
<br />
<br />
Holdings Limited.<br />
<br />
the contestants drawn from different<br />
services battling each other in different<br />
shooting ranges.<br />
Gospel sensation Fungisai Mashavave-<br />
Zvakavapano graced the occasion and<br />
took part in the shooting funfare with<br />
other civilians who had not held a gun<br />
before.<br />
Air Force of Zimbabwe commander<br />
Air Marshal Perence Shiri who was also<br />
the guest of honour, applauded shooters<br />
for a job well done and encouraged the<br />
participants to further enhance their<br />
skills in shooting.<br />
<br />
<br />
competition and to those who did not<br />
<br />
but keep on practising,” said Air Marshal<br />
Shiri.<br />
The commander went on to invite<br />
civilians to take part in the competition<br />
<br />
Force of Zimbabwe to come together and<br />
<br />
sporting atmosphere.<br />
“The Air Force of Zimbabwe would like<br />
to invite all civilians to take part in this<br />
unparalleled sporting discipline.<br />
<br />
competing for the top honours in the<br />
individual and teams, from various<br />
shooting positions such as prone, sitting<br />
and standing at the 100m, 200m and<br />
300m range,” said Air Marshal Shiri.<br />
<br />
increase in the number of women<br />
participating despite the fact that<br />
<br />
sport, which requires mental strength<br />
and rigorous training.<br />
Women who participated in the<br />
commander’s shooting competition<br />
included some war veterans who were<br />
a part of the second Chimurenga and<br />
other civilians drawn from Harare and<br />
Chitungwiza municipalities.<br />
“It is important to note the increase<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
of life.<br />
<br />
the participants for a successful shooting<br />
competition that was conducted in a<br />
sportsmanship manner,” said the Air<br />
Force commander.<br />
In the female teams shooting<br />
competition Thornhill Air Base came<br />
third with Air Force Headquarters Team<br />
<br />
<br />
Air Force of Zimbabwe Team C and<br />
<br />
<br />
sitting on the third position.<br />
<br />
Metropolitan came third and Murenga<br />
ZDF Team B and A sitting on second and<br />
<br />
Harare Metropolitan Province beat<br />
<br />
civilians shooting competition.<br />
The competition was a success through<br />
the help of the corporate world that<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
individuals and companies that donated<br />
in cash and kind towards this event,” said<br />
Air Force Group Captain Command Sports<br />
<br />
The AFZ Commander’s shooting<br />
competition is an annual event that<br />
draws participants from the civilians and<br />
<br />
<br />
Police, Presidential Guard and Zimbabwe<br />
Prisons and Correctional Service. TP<br />
Page 58 The Parade - Zimbabwe’s Most Read Lifestyle Magazine<br />
August 2014
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