Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation Championship

DUARTE Hetsberger was the top classic powerlifter on Sunday when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation held their Intermediate Championship at the St Stanislaus College auditorium.

Hetsberger, competing in the 83KG Men’s Master 1 classic division was took victory ahead of Matthew Maycock.

Hetsberger also showed his raw strength to clinch records in the bench press with a new record of 142.5 kg, and deadlift with 237.5KG; a feat which amassed him a record total of 557.5KG after factoring in his squat score.

For his record-breaking performance, he snapped up the best lifter male intermediate classic title.

He also took the win in the 83kg Men Open classic ahead of Irshaad Ali and Justin Persaud.

Meantime Alexis Williams scored big to capture the best lifter female intermediate classic win after clinching the women open raw 57kg category.
She had a squat of 110.5kg, bench press of 52.5kg, and deadlift of 132.5 kg for a total of 295.5kg.

She also made a new squat record in the women open raw with a lift of 110.5 kg.
Matthews’s Maycock also set a new squat record in the Men’s Master 1 raw with a squat of 205kg.

Farouk Abdool also broke the 120kg men’s master 2 equipped record.
Marlon Wilson was the best lifter male Master’s classic after winning his 93kg men’s masters 1 classic group with 602.5 kg total score.
The total was a result of his 210 kg squat, 120 kg bench press and 272 deadlift.

Norman Brady also set new records marks in the 83kg men’s master 4 raw, squat, and total and deadlift.
Other category winners on the day included Omali Vancooten 93 kg Men’s Junior Raw and 93kg Men’s Open Raw.

Sereste King, Irshaad Ali, Trevor Callender, Franklyn Brisport-Luke, Farouk Abdool, Grace Jarvis, Ronessa Mcadam and Mariah Bacchus also won their respective weight class in the intermediate championship.