Fitness Express/GAPF Senior C/ships…President Green pleased with overall support; to look at two-day format

Nov 21, 2013 Sports

President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Peter Green in an invited comment said that federation is delighted with the number of athletes that turned out to compete on Sunday last at their Senior championships, which were held at the National Gymnasium, Mandela, Avenue.

Steffie DeNobrega 4

Some 35-athletes including four females competed against each other with Hardcore Gym’s Vijai Rahim (66kg Division) emerging as the best male athlete overall, while Kimberly Mars-Loncke (84kg Class) representing Buddies Gym was adjudged the best female lifter.
While competition got going some three hours past the scheduled 10:00hrs starting time, athletes and fans were treated to some scintillating performances led by Rahim who set new records in the deadlift, squat and total.
Veteran Winston Stoby (74kg Category) of Kingsrow Barbell Club achieved a personal best on local soil in the deadlift of 617.5lbs (280kg), he also has the world record which stands at 275kg.
Kimberly Mars-Loncke (84kg Class) sets new marks in all her lifts and the total, while Steffie DeNobrega (52kg Category) of Buddies Gym and Fitness Revolution’s Chitra Ramlochan’s (72kg Division) performances were all record performances given the fact that there were no standards set in their categories before. The 72kg women’s division did not exist prior to 2011.
Green, on behalf of his executive also expressed gratitude to the many fans that came out to support and rallied with the athletes despite the late start.
He said they will now be looking at increasing the championship to two-days given the overwhelming response by the athletes, the majority coming from Berbice and Georgetown. Green said he was not happy with just a single athlete representing the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden, which was once a stronghold in the sport.
He further stated that the GAPF will have to seriously look at educating lifters on what they should and should not take with regards to supplements.

Chitra Ramlochan

“This is an area that we will have to invest in given the increased number of persons competing in the sport and the very stringent WADA regulations governing the use of supplements which include energy drinks. Also, we will have to look at the issue of drug testing in the near future.”
Apart from Rahim, Mars-Loncke, Ramlochan, De Nobrega and Stoby winning their respective categories, Leon Rupertie won the two way contest in the 59kg Class, Anis Ade-Thomas topped the 83kg Category, Marino Jeffrey (Raw Power Gym/Team Rip It) outdueled his opponents in the 93kg Division, Karel Mars of Buddies Gym took the 105kg contest, Farook Abdool of Hard Core Gym of Berbice was unstoppable in the 120kg showdown, while Kingsrow Barbell Club’s Rowndell Clementson was the lone 120+kg competitor.
Following is the chart for all the category winners and their best lifts.
Name                        Class     Gym        Best Squat  Best Benchpress        Best Deadlift  Total
Steffie De Nobrega     52kg    Buddies       107.5kg               47.5kg             102.5           257.5kg
Chitra Ramlochan       72kg    Fitness Rev.    150kg              62.5kg             127.5               340kg
Kimberly Mars-Loncke 84kg  Buddies           165kg              87.5kg             177.5kg           430kg
Leon Rupertie             59kg    Kingsrow        150kg              95kg                197.5kg         442.5kg
Vijai Rahim                 66kg    Hard Core       260kg              137.5kg           267.5kg           665kg
Winston Stoby                        74kg    Kingsrow        260kg              142.5kg           280kg            682.5kg
Anis Ade-Thomas       83kg    Total Fitness    272.5kg           115kg              310kg            697.5kg
Marino Jeffrey            93kg    Raw Power     260kg              180kg              237.5kg        677.5kg
Karel Mars                  105kg  Buddies           327.5kg           212.5kg           295kg              835kg
Farouk Abdool            120kg  Hard Core       300kg              197.5kg           290kg              787.5
Rowndell Clementson 120+  Kingsrow        235kg              130kg              245kg              610kg