Petterson-Griffith, Robinson cop overall titles at GAPLF Raw Championships
Overall Winners: (L-R) Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Natoya Robinson.
Overall Winners: (L-R) Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Natoya Robinson.

CARLOS Petterson-Griffith and Natoya Robinson were crowned Overall Male and Female winners respectively, at the Guyana Amateur Power Lifting Federation (GAPLF) Raw National championships on Sunday.

Staged at the St. Stanislaus College auditorium, Petterson (IPF/NAPF Gold Medalist) showed his superhuman strength as he squatted 305kg and bench pressed 160kg en-route to claiming the male overall crown with 509.490 Wilks points.

He also set a new national record in the Deadlift, lifting 345kg. His total of 810kg was also a national record in his category. Robinson was also in record-breaking mode; she now has all four national records for the 84+kg division.

She squatted 165.5kg, bench pressed 92.5kg and dead Lift 195.5kg for a total of 453.5kg; Robertson tallied 355.816 Wilks points to take the Best Female Overall title.

Also tumbling national records were Lisa Oudit (84kg Open), Noel Cummings (66kg), Romario Gonsalves (66kg), Ramzan Mohamed (120kg), Vijai Rahim (66kg Open) and Hardat Tarson (83kg open).

Oudit carted off the 84kg weight class scoring 321.488 Wilks points. Her total of 334.5 kg was gained through a Best Squat of 122.5 kg; Bench Press of 61.5 kg and a Dead lift of 150.5 kg.

Meanwhile, a relative newcomer; Susan Rodrigues won the 63kg division with a best Squat of 75kg, best Bench Press of 40kg and best Deadlift of 97.5 kg; a Total of 212.5kg. She chalked up 235. 578 Wilks points. Blossom Babb triumphed in the 72 kg weight class; her best squat was 107.5 kg, bench press 60kg and deadlifted142.5kg for a total of 310kg to earn 314.991 Wilks points.

Noel Cummings claimed the Master 4 category (66kg class) after picking up 312.819 Wilks points. He had a best squat of 130kg, bench press of 92.5 kg and a dead lift of 167.5 kg; a total of 390 kg. His squat and bench press are new records.

Joseph Stoll won the Master 2 segment (105kg class) with a best squat of 175kh, bench pressed 95kg and deadlifted 195kg for a total of 465kg. Bishen Sasenarine of GAPLF took the top podium spot in the 93kg class; his best squat was 150kg, bench pressed 87.5 kg and dead lifted 187.5 kg; totaling 425 kg which earned him 280.628 Wilks points.

Romario Gonsalves took first place in the 66kg weight class; his best squat was 215kg, bench press 107.5kg and dead lift 245kg; a total of 567.5kg and 477.665 wilks points.

Ramzan Mohamed and Navindra Tamasar won the 120kg and 59kg weight class respectively. Mohamed squatted 192.5kg, bench pressed 120 kg and dead lifted 190 kg; his lifts are all new records.

Rahim lifted a total of 635kg including a best squat of 220kg, best bench press of 127.5kg and most outstanding dead lift was 287.5 kg; he earned a total of 504.698 wilks points. Greg Stevens claimed the 105kg class with a total of 512.5 kg; his best squat was 175kg, bench pressed 110 kg and dead lifted 227.5 kg.

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