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Dec 01, 2012 Sports
It is time for the icing to be placed on the cake and what better stage than that of the Senior championships.
Come tomorrow at the Saint Stanislaus College Auditorium, Brickdam, Georgetown, the cream of Guyana’s powerlifters from the junior to the senior levels will be seeking to out-duel each other when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) brings off their Senior National Championships, dubbed ‘Judgment Day’.
Reports emanating from the various gyms around are that the athletes are all hyped up to blow away whatever competition comes in their way cognizant of the fact that the selectors are looking out for persons to make the various national teams in 2013.
Those gyms fielding athletes with an eye also on the prize and title for the champion gym are Total Fitness and Power House Gyms of East Coast and East Bank, Total Fitness of Corriverton, Kingsrow Barbel Club, Hard Core Gyms of Berbice, GMR&SC of Georgetown, Fitrev, Buddies, Zahiff’s, and Upper Demerara Barbell Gym of Linden among others.
Those expected to be in contention for top honours; Anis Ade Thomas, Vijai Rahim, Winston Stoby, Randolph Morgan, Kimberly Loncke, 17 year-olds Kevin Brijlall, Sohail Hussain and Suraj Shewdas; Thyron Eusibio and Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney among others.
Weigh in time tomorrow is 09:30hrs, while lifting time is 11:00hrs. Admission is $500 which will go towards the GAPF’s team’s participation at International competitions in 2013.
Lifters were expected to adhere to the deadline for registration which was before December 1. This requirement by the GAPF is to facilitate the efficient scoring of the competition as the system being used is fully computerized and the relevant information has to be entered ahead of tomorrow’s competition. Late nominations will not be entertained.
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