The National Sports Commission (NSC) in effort to aid Carlos Peterson-Griffith’s participation at the 2021 World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, has sponsored the totality of his attendance at the event which starts today and ends October 1t
This was confirmed yesterday during a simple presentation ceremony held at the NSC’s headquarters where Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, said, “Our budget is not infinite. With our limited resources, we try to see as best as possible we can spread it out to all sport disciplines.
The 2021 World Classic Powerlifting Championships is the largest competition on the International Powerlifting Federation’s calendar, with over 600 athletes scheduled to compete in the Scandinavian nation.
According to Ninvalle, “Mr. Peterson-Griffith is an elite athlete; he has been making this country proud. He has just done that a month ago, breaking several records and we feel that it’s just appropriate that we assist him and continue to assist him in his climb to becoming one of the best in the world.”
He added, “This is not our final round of assistance to him and to the sport of powerlifting and we do hope that he can bring back several records and medals when he gets to Sweden. We would like to say congratulations and we know that he will do his best; if he best warrants a medal, then that is what we want.”
Peterson-Griffith in reply said, “It has been a great honour representing the Golden Arrowhead and I want to say thanks to the NSC and the Director of Sport. This is just the stepping-stone, not just for myself, but to other elite athletes who go out there and perform to bring ‘it home’ every time.”
He also thanked his other sponsors such as MVP Sports, Fitness Express, Guybisco and DeSinco Trading for their continued assistance.
