The fourth annual IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships get underway tomorrow at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

And Guyana’s 16-man team has a good chance of taking the team chances as was expressed by Master’s lifter John ‘Big John’ Edwards when Stabroek Sport spoke with him yesterday.

It is also hoped that competing at home will work to the team’s advantage. Stabroek Sport also believes that the team needs all the support it can get. And therefore it is important that the public is au fait with the lifters representing the country.

Following is a brief profile of the Guyana team except for Ryan Williams.

John ‘Big John’ Edwards

- Demerara

125Kg Weight Class

Current defending champion

Current Masters M1 record holder

Randolph Morgan

- Demerara

82.5Kg Weight Class Current defending champion 2009 Caribbean Best overall lifter

Mervyn ‘Spongy’ Moses

- Demerara

75Kg Weight Class

Regional Open champion

Richard Seymour

- Essequibo

110Kg Weight Class

National Open champion

Winston Stoby

- Demerara

75Kg Weight Class2009

National Masters champion

Former Pan American champion

Bhojkumar Jagnarine

- Berbice

82.5Kg Weight Class

2008 National Masters champion

Farouk Abdool

- Berbice

110Kg Weight Class

2008 National open champion

Errol ‘Big Man’ Henry

- Demerara

90Kg Weight Class

National Masters M2 champion

Wazeem Immamdeen

- Berbice

60Kg Weight Class

National Junior/Open champion

Anis Ade Thomas

- Berbice

82.5Kg Weight Class

National Junior/Open champion

Tariq Immamdeen

- Berbice

60Kg Weight Class2009

National Sub-junior champion

Vijai Rahim

- Berbice

56Kg Weight Class 2009

National Sub-junior/Junior Open champion

Kelvin Lewis

- Berbice

67.5Kg Weight Class

2009 Open National champion

Edwin Gordon Spencer

- Demerara

90Kg Weight Class

National Masters M2 lifter

Karel Mars

- Demerara

100kg Weight Class

2009 National Open champion

Ryan ‘Juice’ Williams

82.5Kg Weight Class

2009 National runner-up

Wendell ‘Big Mac’ Mc Pherson

- Demerara

National Coach

Egbert Jackson

- Berbice

Assistant National Coach

Peter Green

- President

Ed- Caeser

- General Secretary