Many musclemen have competed for the coveted Mr. Guyana title over the years. But since 2013 only one man has had the honour of being called Mr. Guyana. At the end of Sunday night, that man won his fourth consecutive title.
That man is Kerwin Clarke.
In front of a female heavy, vocal audience at the National Cultural Centre, the 171-pound mass of striated muscle succeeded in his third title defense after posing and flexing his way to the overall title of this year’s Mr. Guyana event.
Clarke, a two-time bronze medalist at the CAC Bodybuilding Championships had an impressive showing under the bright lights on the biggest stage of local bodybuilding.
It was not easy as he was pushed to the hilt by 2014 Flex Night champion, Godfrey Stoby in the middleweight division. After getting the judges nod much to the glee of the partisan crowd, Clarke then went on to the pose down of the champions of champions and used his sharp physique to slice through the competition ahead of Sylvester Andrews (welterweight), Canadian based heavyweight, Eustace Abrams, the vastly improved Rashleigh Bentick (bantamweight), Bertrand Fitzpatrick (Masters) and Zalim Bacchus (under 132 pounds).
The Buddy’s Gym standout was in shape and brought the striated quads, horse shoe triceps and barn door back we have come to expect.
Andrews substituted mass for detail and brought a lean package to the stage but lacked the hardness and the fullness he possessed last year.
After bursting onto the scene by winning the 2014 Novices competition, the dreadlocked Andrews has shown plenty of promise and the BodyMaxx athlete once dialed in will be a threat to Clarke for years to come.
On Sunday night however, Clarke, 28,was peeled and brought arguably his best ever conditioning to compliment his superior shape and symmetry.
His structure, shape, and balance were enough to carry him through to victory.
He will now move on to represent Guyana at the CAC Championships in the Dominican Republic in September.
Men’s Physique
While Clarke chiseled out his fourth successive win, Emmerson Campbell repeated in the men’s physique division. The Fitness 53 athlete earned the title ahead of Yannick Grimes (BodyMaxx) and Caerus Cipriani of Home Gym.
Among a group of five physique competitors, Campbell brought the shape and stage presence the judges most wanted to see.
He was confident, well-proportioned, well-muscled and conditioned.
Ms. Bikini and Ms. Body Fitness
Kavita Ganpat from Fitness Paradise Gym was the near perfect mix of muscularity, symmetry, beauty and style and took home the trophy for the Ms. Bikini segment. Junica Pluck. Pluck however turned the tables on Ganpat in the Ms. Body Fitness category, relegating the Buddy’s Gym beauty to second place.
Barbados based, Domini Alleyne (Ms. Barbados Bikini Fitness 2014) and Bajan muscleman, Stevenson Belle sent the crowd into a frenzy as they guest posed at the event. President of the federation, Keavon Bess stated ‘I think it was a good showing of bodies on stage.”
