–Competitors to also vie for CAC spots

THE Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation will this weekend stage the long-awaited season opening National Novice Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship, along with the Mr. Linden Competition in the mining town of Linden.

The event is set to see the country’s budding bodybuilders, Men’s Physique and Bikini athlete’s strutting their stuff over the Lichas Hall stage from all corners of Guyana.

GBBFF head Keevon Bess says that 20 athletes were registered days before the competition, with more expected on the day of the event itself.

According to Bess, those registered so far constitute a quality lineup to compete in the Classic Bodybuilding, Men’s Physique, Bikini and Bikini Wellness categories.

Bess told the Guyana Chronicle that the drive is to recruit strong athletes as Guyana looks to field one of the largest and strongest national teams to ever grace the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) championship.

“We have already put most of the team together, using the senior’s competition, but the novice competition will give us an opportunity to have more athletes,” he added.

He says a proper novices’ competition will give them the right momentum, adding, “It’s very important and significant that we have a successful competition, so we can increase Guyana’s chances of medaling at CAC by putting more athletes on stage.”

The sport administrator says that gyms and athletes have expressed their excitement at being part of the competition this year.

Guyana is set to host the Central American and Caribbean championship, where they will compete against the best from Latin America and the Caribbean at the National Cultural Centre.

The GBBFF is partnering with The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, Fitness Express and New GPC Inc to pull off the event.