Weightlifting association receives equipment from parent body

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) received a shot in the arm yesterday after its top brass received a quantity of weightlifting equipment from its parent body, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

The items being displayed in the presence of (from left, Seon Erskine (general secretary), Frank Tucker (president) and Sean Cozier (treasurer and national coach).
The items being displayed in the presence of (from left, Seon Erskine (general secretary), Frank Tucker (president) and Sean Cozier (treasurer and national coach).

According to a release, the items will be used to further the Association’s agenda locally.

The release went on to state that Guyana has received a special invitation from the Barbados Weightlifting Association, in recognition of our 50th anniversary observances, to participate in a Special 50 Anniversary Tournament.

Hence, the GAWA will be staging a lift-off on November 9 at the Michael Parris Fitness Center in the National Park from 17:00h.

The lift-off will be used as a yardstick to short list a team which will be representing Guyana at Barbados’ 50th anniversary weightlifting championship, scheduled for November 24 to 28.