Rwanda National Police on Sunday won gold in the shooting competition held at the Counter Terrorism Training Centre (CTTC) in Mayange, Bugesera District.
Shooting is one of the 13 sports disciplines contested for at the 4th edition of Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) Games that Rwanda has been hosting since March 21.
The regional inter force Games conclude at BK Arena on Monday, March 27.
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In the shooting finals held on Sunday, March 26, Rwanda was the overall winner with six gold medals, five silver and two bronze.
Kenya came second with four medals (one gold, two silver and one bronze) while Uganda won bronze.
Corporal Patrick Ndungutse (514 points) and Police Constable (PC) Eric Ndeziryayo (502) won gold and silver, respectively, in male individual pistol while Tanzania’s CPL Daudi Jumanne settled for bronze with 342 points.
Rwanda also won gold in male team pistol, Kenya won silver while Burundi came third to win bronze.
In female individual pistol, Rwanda's Aline Niyindeba came third to win bronze behind Kenya's duo Belinda Akoth and Sarah Sintoi, who won gold and silver, respectively.
Rwanda also struck gold in the female team rifle as Tanzania and Uganda followed in that order.
The hosts also swept the medals in male and female individual rifle.
The hosts’ national police also impressed in boxing, taking home four gold medals. David Mugisha beat Uganda's Moses Kabuka in light flyweight 48kgs while Zackalia Niyonagize stood tall against Iyob Aseta of Ethiopia in Batam weighing 54kgs.
Aimable Hagenimana beat Martin Odour of Kenya in feather weight 57kgs; while Vincent Nsengiyumva clinched gold in cruiser weight 86kgs after beating Diye Dem Mathias of South Sudan.
EAPCCO Games started on Tuesday, March 21, attracting eight out of 14 member states to compete in 13 different sports disciplines.
The sports disciplines include football, handball, netball, volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, athletics, darts, Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, boxing, and shooting.
Participating countries are Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the host, Rwanda.