Stoby has the Midas touch

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Winston Stoby on the podium after setting a World record in the deadlift of the Masters category at the Caribbean Powerlifting Championships in St Thomas, USVI.
Winston Stoby on the podium after setting a World record in the deadlift of the Masters category at the Caribbean Powerlifting Championships in St Thomas, USVI.

By Emmerson Campbell

In a sense Winston Stoby can be considered as having the Midas touch.
When he is not turning raw gold into fine jewellery he is breaking World records and earning gold medals for his powerlifting performances.

Stoby is a goldsmith by trade but has won several gold medals in the sport of powerlifting. The defining moment of his 30-year career came last weekend at the sixth annual Caribbean Powerlifting