A THREE-member team, selected to represent Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association, will wing out this afternoon to compete in the Phillips and Springer Classic Caribbean Championships, which is scheduled for Bridgetown, Barbados later this week.

Krystol Chanderban and Deion Nurse will look to replicate their performance when the two-day weightlifting event gets underway tomorrow. Chanderban was adjudged the best Junior female lifter, while Nurse was declared the best overall lifter in the Masters category one year ago.

With only two lifters set to compete this year, the national team will not be able to repeat their 2017 performance, which saw Guyana win three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze.
According to Nurse, who is the technical director of the local association, he is hopeful for a good performance.

“There are never any guarantees. However, I’m very optimistic.”
Up to a few weeks ago, a few other lifters were contemplating making the trip, but according to Nurse, commitment to work and studies shortened the numbers.
The other person in the travelling squad is coach Sean Cozier.