Total Fitness/GABBFF Novice Championship…Sylvester Andrews emerges as the new Novice King

Mar 03, 2014 Sports

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By Franklin Wilson
Parading a 170.6lb structure of well-defined and balanced muscles, Sylvester Andrews, a member of the Total Fitness Gym located at Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara was crowned the new Novice champion of Guyana when Total Fitness/Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) held its Novice championships at the Theatre Guild, Kingston on Saturday night last.

The well put together show attracted 28 athletes from ten (10) Gyms across Guyana including Berbice, Linden, East and West Bank and the Capital City.
The confident Andrews, who reigned supreme in the Light Heavyweight class (166 – 176lbs, 80kg), defeating three other athletes, came back in the Overall showdown, which featured five other category winners, to stave off a stern test from Casey Vickery of Fitness Paradise to gain the thumbs up from the five-man judging panel as the best athlete on show, overall.
Vickery had won the Lightweight (144 – 155lbs, 70kg) division in a five way battle from John Seabra of Buddy’s gym.
The other category winners that faced off with Andrews were Raymond Stephen (Heavyweight 177lbs & over) of Buddy’s Gym, Lloyd Thomas of Total Fitness Gym who won both the Welterweight (155 – 165lbs, 75kg) and Masters 40 years & over categories, Kemo Boyle (Bantamweight 143lbs, 65kg) a member of Tower Gym and Power House Gym member Tajpaul Gwensammy who won the Flyweight (Under 132lbs) class.
The winner of the junior category (Under 21 years), Marlon Trim of Fitness Zone Gym was not included in the overall clash. This category attracted seven competitors as did the Flyweight class.
GABBFF President Keavon Bess, in welcoming fans to the show following the parade of athletes, informed that this year will be a busy year for the federation while acknowledging that 2013 was a very good year.
Bess said that the GABBFF was very encouraged with the interest shown by athletes leading up to this show, stating that they had visited Corentyne and Essequibo among other areas looking for athletes to compete. In the end he noted that they had lots to choose from.
Gratitude was extended to the sponsors, Fitness Express, Hand in Hand, Subs and Salads and Eddy’s Printery.
All the category winners were presented with hampers compliments of Fitness Express which also sponsored all the trophies.

Following are the full results:
Category: Junior Under 21 years
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Marlon Trim        Fitness Zone         156.4lbs            1st
Demetri Chan        Interline Fitness        141.8lbs            2nd
Jairam Seemangal        Interline Fitness        113.8lbs            3rd
Andy Grant (15yrs)    Total Fitness        130lbs            4th
Carlos Petterson        Body Max        176lbs            5th
Category: Flyweight Under 132lbs
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Tajpaul Gwensammy    Power House        131lbs            1st
Jairam Seemangal    Interline Fitness            113.8lbs            2nd
Andy Grant        Total Fitness         130lbs             3rd
Terrance Lall        Muscle Mania        125.6lbs            4th
Anil Persaud        Tower             132lbs             5th
Category: Bantamweight 143lbs (65kg)
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Kemo Boyle        Tower            143lbs            1st
Demetri Chan        Interline Fitness        141.8lbs            2nd
Deryck Scott        Interline Fitness        143lbs            3rd
Eon Hall            Total Fitness        142.3lbs            4th
Category: Lightweight 144 – 154lbs (70kg)
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Casey Vickery         Fitness Paradise        146lbs            1st
John Seabra         Buddy’s             148.2lbs            2nd
Shem Zammett        Interline Fitness        149lbs            3rd
Errol Smith        Total Fitness        148lbs            4th
Elcid Smith         Total Fitness        147lbs            5th
Category: Welterweight 155 – 165lbs (75kg)
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Lloyd Thomas         Total Fitness        164.9lbs            1st
Marlon Trim        Fitness Zone        156.4lbs            2nd
Category: Light Heavyweight 166 – 176lbs (80kg)
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Sylvester Andrews    Total Fitness        170.6lbs            1st
Coel Marks        Buddy’s             172lbs            2nd
Carlos Petterson        Body Max        176lbs            3rd
Rakesh Jaggernauth     Power House        166.2lbs            4th
Category: Heavyweight 177lbs & Over
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Raymond Stephen    Buddy’s             190.4lbs            1st
Royston Adonis        Interline Fitness        194.2lbs            2nd
Prince Sinclair        Fitness Zone         181.6lbs            3rd
Karl Marks        Upper Demerara        187.2lbs            4th
Barbel Club
Category: Master’s 40 years and Over
Name            Gym             Weigh in Weight        Position
Lloyd Thomas        Total Fitness        164.9lbs            1st
John Seabra        Buddy’s             148.2lbs            2nd
Karl Marks         Upper Demerara        187.2lbs            3rd
Barbel Club
Overall Winner
Sylvester Andrews    Total Fitness        170.6lbs

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