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Rahim is Best Lifter, sets new Caribbean, local DL records; Mars betters old squat record
GAPF Senior’s “Judgment Day” – Kingsrow Barbel Club is Best Gym
Guyana’s junior powerlifting sensation Vijay Rahim capped a fine year on the competitive scene when he captured the Best Lifter prize at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Senior Championships dubbed “Judgment Day” yesterday at the Saint Stanislaus College Auditorium.
Kimberly Mars
Karel Mars
On a rainy day in the capitol city, Georgetown, the 20-year-old Rahim who hails from the Ancient County of Berbice and a member of the Hard Core Gym, competing in the 59kg class recorded a Wilks Points total of 498.662 to beat out Karel Mars (Buddies Gym) 495.963 and Masters M2 World Record holder (Dead Lift) Winston Stoby (479.424) of Kingsrow Barbel Club for the Best Lifter accolade.
In the battle for the Best Gym trophy, Kingsrow Barbel Club of Georgetown defeated the opposing gyms and walked away with bragging rights until the next seniors.
Rahim’s performance was all the more devastating as he broke his own local and Caribbean dead lift record with a new mark of 232.5kgs. His best squat was 227.5kgs, while he achieved 107.5 in the bench press for a total 576.5.
Rahim, who won double gold at the Caribbean Championships in April as well as a silver medal at the IPF/NAPG Championships in August, ended up being the lone competitor in his category after his gym mate Kevin Bridjlall failed his first and third squat attempts, all three bench press and his only dead lift attempt.
Mars (Buddies Gym), competing in the 105kg division ruled the roost with bests of 327.5kg (squat), 200kg (bench press) and a dead lift 282.5 to win this category ahead of gym mate Mervin Richards; Fazim Abdool of Hardcore Gym (Berbice) bombed out after failing to get any of his squat attempts.
Winston Stoby
Vijay Rahim
Mars was the other athlete to set a record at the championships, a new squat record of 282.5kg.
Stoby, continues to prove that age is truly just a number, competing in the 74kg class, the 53-year-old Warrior also the oldest competitor won ahead of Paul Adams also his gym mate with a Total of 660.
The lone female athlete was Kimberly Mars-Loncke (84kg) of Buddies Gym whose total was 360; squat 147.5kg, bench press 62.5kg and dead lift 150kg.
Other category winners were Gumendra Sewdass (Total Fitness – Berbice) in the 53kg category; Suraj Shewdas (Total Fitness – Berbice) in the 66kg category; Anis Ade-Thomas (Total Fitness Berbice) 83kg division; Nigel Phillips (Hard Core) 93kg category and Farouk Abdool another Hard Core Gym member who ruled the roost in the 120kg class.
Following is the list of competitors and their scores
Name Class Squat Bench Press Dead Lift Total Wilks Points
K. Mars-Loncke 84kg 147.5 62.5 150 360 329.184
Gumendra Sewdass 53kg 177.5 85 190 452.5 444.038
Sohal Hussein 53kg 135 85 147.5 367.5 355.630
Vijai Rahim 59kg 227.5 107.5 232.5 576.5 498.662
Suraj Shewdas 66kg 190 97.5 197.5 485 418.119
Fabian Ketwaroo 66kg 205.5 97.5 170 470 372.804
Winston Stoby 74kg 250 142.5 267.5 660 479.424
Paul Adams 74kg 230 137.5 230 597.5 441.553
Anis Ade-Thomas 83kg 255 122.5 290 667.5 449.494
Shawn Henry 83kg 225 135 230 590 393.825
Nigel Phillips 93kg 272.5 135 227.5 635 411.416
Chris Richards 93kg 220 130 207.5 557.5 366.054
Karel Mars 105kg 327.5 200 282.5 810 495.963
Mervin Richards 105kg 282.5 150 240 672.5 422.061
Farouk Abdool 120kg 290 187.5 282.5 760 443.840
Owen Thomside 120kg 22.5 165 255 642.5 369.823
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