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7th Caribbean & 14th IPF/NAPF/FESUPO Pan American Powerlifting C/ships
Morgan smashes Pan Am deadlift record; becomes 5-time C/bean champion
Unprecedented is the word to describe Guyanese powerlifting sensation Randolph ‘The Accomplisher’ Morgan who once again destroyed the best the Caribbean has to offer in his category at the 7th Caribbean Powerlifting Championships that is taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Miami Florida, USA.
Competing in the 83kg class yesterday, Morgan led one/two finish for Guyana which saw Anis Ade-Thomas taking the silver medal capping another successful day for the Guyanese athletes which saw Kimberly Mars-Lonke winning gold on day one followed by Winston ‘Little Master’ Stoby and Vijai Rahim with
PROUD MOMENT! 83kg gold and silver medalists, Randolph Morgan (centre) and Anis Ade-Thomas display the national flag.
similar feats on day two, Thursday.
Morgan’s performance saw him being crowned Caribbean champion for the 5th consecutive year, a wonderful achievement.
In the Pan American segment of the competition, the World No. 4 ranked Jose Castillos of Ecuador denied Morgan the gold medal, the Guyana Police Force Officer having to settle for the silver medal.
Castillos winning Total was 895kg with Morgan’s being 835kg and Ane-Thomas who took the bronze coming in at 687.5kg.
This category was the most competitive and attracted 14 lifters. Despite not winning the gold medal, Morgan smashed the Pan American deadlift record that was minutes before set by Castillos who did 325kg, Morgan erased that mark with a new deaflift of 330kg.
Based on reports from Miami, almost all the Guyanese lifters have set new records in the Caribbean of competition but full details will be known upon ratification by the relevant body.
Meanwhile, Rahim became Guyana’s first lifter to be selected for drug testing. He is no stranger to this having been tested last year at the South American Championships which returned negative. The results of this current test will be known in one month’s time.
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