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Dawn Barker withdrawn from P’lifting team due to ankle injury
Caribbean and National Women’s powerlifting champion, Dawn Barker who was
Dawn Barker
slated to be a guest lift at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF), Intermediate and Claude Charles Memorial Championships set for Sunday next will no longer appear.
Barker has also been withdrawn from Guyana’s team that will compete at the 14th Annual IPF/NAPF/FESUPO Pan American Powerlifting Championships set for Orlando Florida, July 1 – 7, next.
According to the GAPF, Barker’s withdrawal from the competitions is as a result of a recent medical examination which confirmed that her knee injury is not fully healed.
Ongoing Physiotherapy has been recommended for Ms. Barker in the hope she will be fully recovered in time for the Senior Championship in November.
With Barker now out, Ms. Kimberly Mars-Loncke will be the lone female at the IPF/NAPF/FESUPO Pan American Powerlifting Championships.
Kimberly Mars
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