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GAPF Novice & Junior Championships…Kevin Brijlall, Roger Callender and Andrea Smith crowned overall winners
Kevin Brijlall of Hardcore Gym was crowned Junior and Sub-Junior overall Champion when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) brought off their Novice and Junior Championships yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The Overall winners display their silverware, from right, Kevin Brijlall, Andrea Smith and Roger Callender.
Roger Callender representing Fitness Freak Gym took Best Overall Lifter Award in the Novice category, while on the distaff side, Andrea Smith of Body Max Gym emerged as the top Overall novice female of the four ladies that competed in the Fitness Express and Lucozade sponsored competition.
The hot conditions at the Gymnasium did not deter the athletes from giving of their best as they were urged on by their faithful supporters, family and friends who all weathered the heat.
Brijlall, won the 59kg male Sub Junior class with a total of 480 (best squat 190kg; bench press 100kg; dead lift 190kg) and 423.168 Wilks points. Second was Jeremy Chow (59kg) whose total was 452.5 (squat 172.5kg; bench press 92.5kg; dead lift 187.5kg .5) and 396.978 Wilks points.
Callender, competing in the 74kg Novice division relegated Stabroek News Photographer Orlando Charles to the second placed in a straight fight between the two in this class. Callender recorded a total of 590kg (squat 225kg; bench press 137.5kg; dead lift 227.5) 434.65 Wilks points.
Charles had a total of 517.5kg (squat 185kg; bench press 132.5; dead lift 200kg) and 381.342 Wilks points.
An elated Andrea Smith took the top spot in the 57kg category from Daphnis Lackner with a total of 280 (squat102.5kg; bench press 47.5kg; dead lift 130kg) and 336.056 Wilks points.
The other female category winners were Cloe Hunter (52kg) as the lone competitor with a total of 217.5kg and 275.638 Wilks points. Telisha Roland was also the lone athlete in the 84+kg division. Roland recorded a total of 352.5kg and 306.781 Wilks points.
Other category winners were Timothy Mc Andrew (66kg) male sub-junior; Leon Rupertie (59kg) male junior; Ahmad Rozan (53kg) Novice; Dike Utoh (83kg) Novice; Navendra Tamasar (59kg) Novice; Feeyad Azeem (66kg) Novice; Martin Webster (93kg) Novice; Dillon Mahadeo (105kg) Novice; Kenny Mars (120kg) Novice; Steve Ramnarine (120+kg) Novice.
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