Powerlifters seeking to regain team title in USVI

Members of the local power lifting team pose for a photo at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport shortly before winging out to St Thomas, USVI to compete at the sixth annual NAPF Caribbean Powerlifting Championships. Front row from left are Dawn Barker, Randolph Morgan, Vijay Rahim, Winston Stoby, brothers Gumendra and Suraj Sewdass and Kimberly Mars-Loncke. At the back row from left are Denroy Livan, Paul Adams,Colin Chesney,Germaine Snagg, Karel Mars, Anis Ade-Thomas and Gordon Spencer.

By Emmerson Campbell

A 12-member team of male and female powerlifters left Guyana yesterday morning for St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) to regain the team title at the sixth annual North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Caribbean Powerlifting Championships.

Although the team still required a further US$7,000 up to yesterday afternoon to offset food and accommodation expenses,