Prior to the staging of the third Guyana Fitness Games ‘Fitness Challenge’, last year’s winner, Dillon Mahadeo set the goal of repeating.
In front of a large crowd at the National Park yesterday, the 21 year-old gladiator from Cross Fit 592 achieved it.
Mahadeo who placed second in the inaugural event in 2015, dead lifted, ran, pressed, pushed and jumped his way to add another “Fittest Man in Guyana’ title to his collection.
He amassed a total of 462 points, relegating fellow gladiators, Charlie Walker (410) to second and Anis Ade Thomas (397) who placed sixth last year to third.
Besides another year’s bragging rights, Mahadeo was awarded the champion’s trophy and the $250,000 first prize. The sum of $150,000 went to Walker while Ade Thomas who pocketed $100,000.
In the women’s category, Semonica Duke also of Cross Fit 592 took the top spot. Duke (490 points) defeated Delice Adonis (470) of Fitness Paradise in a close battle for the honors.
Christina Rahman of Genesis Fitness Express was third with 435 points.
In the team competition, Cross Fit 592 emerged winners with 1268 points, while Elite Systems finished second on 1250. Fitness Paradise led by Paul Meusa and Adonis was third on 1220 followed by GDF (1149) and Out Of Towners (1007).
The 36 elite athletes were tested to the limit in a number of demanding feats of physical fitness. They included snatches, a two-mile run, dead lifts, box jumps, kettle bell swings, pull ups, cleans, front squats, push presses, burpees, wall balls and pushing sleds.
Notable sponsors included Kares Engineering (title), Fitness Express, Ansa McAL, Courts Guyana Inc, 704 Sports Bar, Wings Transportation Services and Baganara Resort. (Emmerson Campbell)
