National Novices Championship…

UNITY Gym/Yuso Fit’s Jublani Denhart snagged top honors at the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s National Novices Championship held on Saturday.

Antowyn Bayley of KB Fitness Gym and Savita Stephenson of Space Gym won the Mr Physique and Miss Bikini contests respectively.

The 6th edition of the event was held at the Linden Concert Hall and School (LICHAS).

In front of a vociferous crowd which at times made it difficult for the judges to relate with the various routines for the various category contenders, the overall winner of the Mr. Novices 2024 championship, Denhart, led the rostrum ahead of his gym mates.

Sweet Sagar finished second and third was occupied by Shemar Burrowes ahead of the small framed Orlanzo Valenzuela of Intense Fitness in fourth position and V Fitness Gym’s Triston Williams fifth.

The Men’s Physique championship was a crowd puller and a closely contested affair where Bayley emerged as the winner.

He edged Upper Demerara Barbell Club’s Grayson Ford-Lambert who placed second, beating Unity Gym’s Burrowes, who finished ahead of RC The Beast’s Sachin Sharma.

The Miss Bikini winner was Stephenson from Space Gym who defeated Chrystelle Mervin from the Lyft Gym.

In the Junior Men’s Physique, Bayley edged Jamal Pollydore of Intense Fitness to be the winner while Valenzuela copped the Under 143lbs category.

The Under 154lbs category winner was Burrowes with the Under 165lbs champion being Triston Williams of V Fitness
Sagar copped the Under 176lbs title.

The Mr. Linden title was taken by Upper Demerara Barbell Club Gym’s Grayson Ford-Lambert.

The judges’ panel for the evening consisted former Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion Ms. Dawn McCammon-Barker, Chief Judge Frank Tucker and Franklyn Brisport-Duke.

Making special guest appearances on the night were 2023 winners Miss Bikini Melitha Anderson and Mr. Novices Anthony McLean to the delight of the appreciative crowd on hand.