DOMINIC Tyrell, a weightlifter of Guyanese parents, has been performing exceptionally well in the sport of weightlifting.
He came from humble beginnings, and the encouragement of his parents, particularly his father, who was involved in sports back in his days as a youngster.
He has exceeded people’s expectations, despite the various challenges he faced when he got into this sport.
The Pepperpot Magazine sat down with the young sportsman as he shared his life, struggles, and success stories with us.

Dominic Tyrell shared that he got started in his weightlifting career in 2016, after playing or venturing into other sports fraternities prior to his involvement in powerlifting, but his interest was glued to powerlifting when he started at the gym whilst training for cricket. Like many other sports and athletes in Guyana, the issue of sustained financial support has always been the primary concern. How will athletes sustain themselves if they are to excel in their area of sports?

Dominic made it clear that his transition from cricket to weightlifting was simply because he loved training in the gym more than he loved the game of cricket and training for it.
The athlete further explained that powerlifting is not highly followed, so competing or sustaining himself in training is the biggest challenge he has faced even today.
However, he has risen above those challenges, and excelled to achieve his dream.
When speaking of his biggest fans, cheerleaders, and supporters, Dominic attributed this great support to his parents and gym family.

“My parents and my gym family are my biggest supporters and cheerleaders; people that I see constantly sacrificing for what they love and going the extra mile in a heavier weight class definitely,” Tyrell told Pepperpot.
Despite his challenges, Dominic says that he has a bright future ahead of him. Among the things that he wants to improve his international performance this year,
“The difficulties were mainly finding information on the sport, as it is not popular in this region, and getting proper coaching was also a difficulty. As a result, I had to learn on my own,” Tyrell said.

The Pepperpot Magazine also spoke with Dominic’s father, Dr. Fitzroy Tyrell, who shared with us that he always wanted his son to become involved in sports, and strike a balance between academia and sports.
Dr. Tyrell maintained that his boys must play sports, but also must have a sound education. There must be a balance between the two.
Dr. Tyrell himself was a great cricketer when he was a small boy, and now he is super proud that both of his sons have excelled in their athletic areas. Dominic’s brother, Delroy, is an accomplished swimmer. Recently, Tyrell powered his way to deadlift silver, as reported by the Guyana Chronicle on August 31, 2023. The event was held in Romania, and Guyana is a nation in the powerlifting world.