Satif Murtaza and Bjorn Williams emerged as the top athletes on Sunday at the St. Stanislaus College Auditorium in the Intermediate and Master’s Championships hosted by the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation.
Murtaza came out on top as the best Male Intermediate Classic athlete. He won the 93 kg Men’s Junior Raw Classic Title with a total of 542.5 kg and then went on to capture the 93 kg Men’s Open Classic Title.
Bjorn Williams was the best Male Master’s Classic Powerlifter after winning his 105 kg men’s Masters 1 classic title with a squat of 245 kg, a bench press of 160 kg, and a deadlift of 282.5 kg for a 687.5 kg total.
One of the day’s biggest winners was Charlotte Charles, who won the 69 kg Women’s Open Classic category and Masters 1 Classic Class.
She also went on to break the Women’s Masters 1 Classic squat record and captured a new total record with 352.5 kg.
Bisram Sukhram won the Men’s Masters 1 Classic deadlift record after winning the 74 kg Men’s Open Classic class with a total of 482.5 kg, beating out the likes of Nichous Sukhram and Shafeek Case who finish in that order.
Sukhram also claimed the 74 kg Men’s Masters. 1 Classic Title.
After the dust was settled, Primal Fitness was the top gym out of the 13 that competed on the day.
Primal Fitness ended with 28 points. Exodus Gym was the next best team with 13 points, followed by Hulk Fitness Gym with 12 points.