Guyana rake in 16 medals with 11 gold on day three

GUYANA excelled once more at the 16th North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) and 32nd South American Powerlifting Federation (FESUPO) Championships being contested in Orlando Florida.

During the third day of the competition and the first day for the equipped category, Team Guyana raked in a total of 16 medals: 11 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.
Kicking off the day’s competition were young sub-junior power-lifters Britny Mack (47kg class) and Tineisha Toney (57kg class) who scored four medals, two each.
Mack copped two gold medals after excelling in the NAPF sub-junior and FESUPO sub-junior equipped categories for her weight class. She amassed a total of 267.5 points from a 117.5kg squat, 35kg bench press and 115 deadlift.

Toney, on the other hand, proved to be a warrior who fought valiantly to cop her gold medal in the sub-junior category and silver in the FESUPO sub-junior category. She garnered 247.5 points from her 75kg squat, 62.5kg bench press and her 110kg deadlift. She was bettered by Jane Krueger (USA) who scored 416 points.
The team continued to fire in the men’s equipped category with Arif Immamdeen (66kg class), Nairanjan Singh (83kg) and Winston Stoby (74kg), each earning four medals.
Immamdeen collected 542.5 points after his 210kg squat, 117.5kg bench press and his 215kg deadlift. The young Guyanese scored two gold medals in the FESUPO and NAPF junior, gold in the male open and bronze in the NAPF male open.

Nairanjan battled through, earning 382.5 points and was able to score gold in the FESUPO Masters 4, two silver medals in the FESUPO open and NAPF Masters 4 open and a bronze in the male open.
He squatted 105kg, bench-pressed 117.kg and deadlifted 160kg – breaking the national, Pan American and South American record for his 160kg deadlift in the 83kg Masters 4 category during his second deadlift attempt. During his third and final deadlift attempt, he tried to break this record again by lifting 170kg but just could not muster the strength.

Stoby fired too, garnering 615 points after his 235kg squat, his 130kg bench press and his 250kg deadlift. In the end, Stoby walked away proudly with four gold medals, beating all his competitors in his 74kg weight class, in the Masters 2 and open categories for both NAPF and FESUPO competitions.
The day’s competition showcased the diversity of the Guyanese contingent with the youngest lifters on the team: Mack and Toney (both aged 17) and Nairianjan and Stoby, as the much older folks.

In total, Team Guyana have amassed 26 medals so far – 15 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze. The team will seek to continue along their journey of success as Day Four of the competition continues today.