Fazim Abdool was adjudged best lifter when the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Ass-ociation (GAWA) held its senior championships on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Abdool, of the Hardcore Gym of Berbice, beat Guyana’s Criollo Cup bronze medal winner Sean Cozier into second place in the 94kg category.
His winning total was 257.5kg which came from a snatch of 115kg and a clean and jerk of 142.5kg.
Cozier finished two-and-a-half a kilogramme behind Abdool’s total after snatching 115kg and jerking 140kg.
In the men’s Open category the winner was Bhojnarine Persaud also of the Hardcore Gym who snatched 82.5kg and jerked 117.5kg for an aggregate of 200kg.
Marvis Williams of Barim’s Gym occupied the runner-up position after snatching 85kg and jerking 110kg for a total of 195kg.
In the 85kg class the lone lifter was Ajodha Harrichand of Barim’s Gym who snatched 85kg and jerked 110kg for a grand total of 195kg while in the 77kg class, Bhojkumar Jainarine of Hardcore Gym (185kg) won from Roberto Tiwari of Barim’s Gym (165kg).
Jainarine snatched 80kg to 65kg by Tiwari and clean and jerked 105kg to 95kg by Tiwari.
In the schoolboys’ U-50 class, the winner was Kelvin Josiah with a total of 72.5kg. Josiah snatched 35kg and clean and jerked 37.5kg.
Second place was occupied by Derron Wright who snatched 30kg and clean and jerked 50kg for a total of 80kg.
The lone competitor in the schoolboys’ U-50 class was Teon Wilson of Barim’s Gym who snatched 35kg and clean and jerked 37.5kg for an aggregate of 72.5kg.
There was one guest lifter in the 56kg class in Shane Bancroft of Barim’s Gym who snatched 52.5 kg and clean and jerked 117.5kg.