The fourth annual IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships get underway tomorrow at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara.
And Guyana’s 16-man team has a good chance of taking the team chances as was expressed by Master’s lifter John ‘Big John’ Edwards when Stabroek Sport spoke with him yesterday.
It is also hoped that competing at home will work to the team’s advantage. Stabroek Sport also believes that the team needs all the support it can get. And therefore it is important that the public is au fait with the lifters representing the country.
Following is a brief profile of the Guyana team except for Ryan Williams.
John ‘Big John’ Edwards
– Demerara
125Kg Weight Class
Current defending champion
Current Masters M1 record holder
Randolph Morgan
– Demerara
82.5Kg Weight Class Current defending champion 2009 Caribbean Best overall lifter
Mervyn ‘Spongy’ Moses
– Demerara
75Kg Weight Class
Regional Open champion
Richard Seymour
– Essequibo
110Kg Weight Class
National Open champion
Winston Stoby
– Demerara
75Kg Weight Class2009
National Masters champion
Former Pan American champion
Bhojkumar Jagnarine
– Berbice
82.5Kg Weight Class
2008 National Masters champion
Farouk Abdool
– Berbice
110Kg Weight Class
2008 National open champion
Errol ‘Big Man’ Henry
– Demerara
90Kg Weight Class
National Masters M2 champion
Wazeem Immamdeen
– Berbice
60Kg Weight Class
National Junior/Open champion
Anis Ade Thomas
– Berbice
82.5Kg Weight Class
National Junior/Open champion
Tariq Immamdeen
– Berbice
60Kg Weight Class2009
National Sub-junior champion
Vijai Rahim
– Berbice
56Kg Weight Class 2009
National Sub-junior/Junior Open champion
Kelvin Lewis
– Berbice
67.5Kg Weight Class
2009 Open National champion
Edwin Gordon Spencer
– Demerara
90Kg Weight Class
National Masters M2 lifter
Karel Mars
– Demerara
100kg Weight Class
2009 National Open champion
Ryan ‘Juice’ Williams
82.5Kg Weight Class
2009 National runner-up
Wendell ‘Big Mac’ Mc Pherson
– Demerara
National Coach
Egbert Jackson
– Berbice
Assistant National Coach
Peter Green
– President
Ed- Caeser
– General Secretary