RECORDS tumbled once again in 2018 as the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) National Seniors Championships were held at the auditorium of Saint Stanislaus College on Sunday; at the end of the day, Junior athlete Runita White and Vijai Rahim copped the Best Overall female and male titles.

Dubbed as the ‘Clash of the Female Titans’, White’s showdown with Natoya Robinson in the Open 84+kg category was highly-anticipated and the duo did not disappoint, however, in the end there could only be one winner and that was White.

Enroute to winning that category, along with the Junior category in the same weight class, White reset the records for the Junior Classic 84+kg Class in the squat (182.5kg), deadlift (196Kg) and bench press (75kg) as well as the total weight (453.5kg) lifted. In the Open category, she reset the record for the Squat with her 182.5kg lift.

While White won with a total weight lifted of 453.5kg, Robinson settled for Silver with a squat of 147.5kg, Bench Press of 93kg and Deadlift of 200kg (a record in the Open 84+kg category); her total weight lifted was 440.5kg.

Meanwhile, Vijay Rahim, competing in the Open Equipped 74kg category, notched up a total of 737.5kg while squatting 267.5kg, benching 172.5kg and deadlifting 297.5kg. He beat Fawaz Rampertaub who settled for Silver in the same category; however, with a total of 552.5kg (Squat 215kg, Bench press 110kg, deadlift 110kg), Rampertaub copped Gold in the Junior 74kg event.

Bjorn Williams copped first place in the Open Classic 105kg category with a total weight of 635kg (Squat 210kg, Bench press 150kg, deadlift 275kg) and Wilks points of 393.764 while Joseph Stoll settled for silver in the same class but won the Masters 2 Classic with a total weight lifted of 460kg (Squat 170kg, Bench press 90kg, deadlift 200kg).

The National Seniors was the last meet for GAPLF in 2018 and was sponsored by Buddy’s Gym, Fitness Express, Trophy Stall and Dyna’s Embroidery.

National Records

Junica Pluck– Open Equipped 63kg Class

Squat (135.5Kg), Bench (68kg), Deadlift (133kg) and total (336.5kg)

Runita White– Junior Classic 84+kg Class

Squat (182.5kg), Bench (75kg), deadlift (196kg) and total (453.5kg)

Lisa Oudit– Open Classic 84kg Class

Deadlift (151kg) and Total (336kg)

Natoya Robinson– Open Classic 84+kg Class

Bench (93kg) and Deadlift (200kg)

Runita White– Open Classic 84kg Class

Squat (182.5kg) – First woman to squat 402lbs without the aid of equipment.

Ramzam Mohamed– Junior Equipped 120kg Class

Squat (285kg), Deadlift (245kg), total (672.5kg)

Bjorn Williams– Open Classic 105kg Class

Bench (150kg) and Total (635kg)

Frank Tucker Master– 3, 2 and 1 Equipped 105kg Class

Deadlift (205kg)

Joseph Stoll Master– 2 Classic 105kg Class

Deadlift (200kg)

Carlos Petterson-Griffith — Open Equipped 93kg Class

Squat (320kg) and Total (810kg)

Vijai Rahim– Open Equipped 74kg Class

Bench (172.5kg) and Deadlift (297.5kg)

Noel Cummings– Master 4 and 3 Classic 66kg class

Squat (130.5kg)

Franklyn Brisport-Luke– Master 2 and 1 Classic 66kg Class

Squat (132.5kg)

Noel Cummings– Master 4, 3, 2 and 1 Classic 66kg class

Deadlift (170kg)