Twenty-two records fell at powerlifting championships

Lalita Bridgemohan was declared the best female lifter (Masters) at the Masters and Intermediate Championships on Sunday. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

Twenty-two, that is the number of national records that were broken on Sunday when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) staged its Masters and Intermediate Championships at St Stanislaus’ College auditorium.

Best lifter in their respective categories, Sarah Sanmoogan (female intermediate) and Wazeer Hussain (male intermediate ) broke six of the 22 records, four for Sanmoogan and remainder for Hussain while the pair of Nigel Phillips (four) and 82 year-old Arnold Archer had eight between them.