Shewdass aiming to excel at World Sub Junior/Junior C/ships

Aug 09, 2013 Sports

-holds Commonwealth records in the Squat, Deadlift & Total

Guyana’s latest Powerlifting Prodigy 18-year-old Gumendra Shewdas is set to create history by becoming this nation’s youngest ever World Champion at the International Powerlifting Federation’s World Sub junior and Junior Championships billed for August 25- 31, 2013 in Killeen, Texas.
The 2012 runner-up Junior Sportsman of the year powered his way to the Gold in the overall Sub Junior 53kg / 117lb to 105kg / 232lb combined weight class at the recently concluded Pan American Powerlifting Championships held in Orlando, Florida, July 1 – 7.
Despite being the lightest male lifter with a bodyweight of 52.8kg / 116.42lbs, Shewdass fired his way to the top with the highest total of 485.26 Wilkes points to take the Gold from Carson Dougall (silver) of Canada (bodyweight 100.7kg / 222.04lbs and Wilkes points of 371.72 and Austin Gauldin (bronze) of the USA (Bodyweight 72.1kg / 158.98lbs and Wilkes points of 355.50.
It has now been confirmed that in powering his way to the Gold medal, Shewdas has smashed the existing Commonwealth records in 53kg/117lbs weight class for the squat with official lifts of Squat 197.5kg / 435.48lbs (old 177.5kgs), Deadlift 207.5kg / 457.53lbs (old 185kgs) and Total of 497.5kgs / 1,096.98lbs (old 460kgs)
The Pan American records have not yet been confirmed but the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) is confident that the results will be similar to that of the Commonwealth.
The final nominations updated starting lineup features the top six in the world this year in the 53kg Sub Juniors for the World Championships with Shewdas as the favorite to capture Gold and World title with an established total of 497.5kgs from nearest challenger Dalton La Coe of the USA (Total 455kgs), Kazuma Arai of JAPAN (Total 435kg), Alexei Kulakov of RUSSIA (Total 432.5kg), Tetsuharu Katsuta of JAPAN (Total 405kg) and Erick Aguilar of ECUADOR (Total 377.5kg).
With the daunting airfare of USD $1620.00 being quoted as the cheapest, the GAPF is appealing for assistance to ensure that Shewdass is accompanied by a Manger/Coach.
According to the local governing body, all Guyana, especially the County of Berbice where Shewdass resides, should rally around him in his final year as a Sub Junior (18 years & under) as he seeks to put himself and the Guyana on the World map following in the steps of fellow powerlifter – World Masters Winston ‘Little Master’ Stoby and Mr. Universe Hugh Arlington of Ross of Bodybuilding fame. Ross was also a Powerlifter.
Shewdass and his Manager/Coach are scheduled to depart on Saturday August 24. Patriotic Guyanese desirous of supporting this duo as they embark on this history making journey are free to contact the Office of the GAPF via 225 0115 or cell 647 5375.

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