The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) will kick off the month of December with its last statutory competition for 2019, the Senior Nationals Championships at St Stanislaus College.
As customary, the championships, which will be held tomorrow, is the most anticipated event of the GAPLF’s calendar of activities.
The flagship fixture of the federation will see gladiators vying for the Best Male and Female lifter titles.
They will also try to secure qualifying totals in an effort to be shortlisted for upcoming international 2020 duties.
According to the organisers, tomorrow’s event will attract top lifters like Vijai Rahim (66kg) who will do battle with Romario Gonsalves, Esther Maycock 88+ kg, Farouk Abdool (120kg) , Fazim Abdool (105kg) and Chitra John (72kg).
The competition is scheduled to begin promptly at 10 am.
Participating athletes for Flight A are required to be at the venue for 8 am sharp for weigh-in.
Weigh in will go no later than 9.30 am for Flight A athletes, so persons are urged to be there on time.
Athletes for flight B will be weighed in from 11.30 hrs.
Tickets cost $1,000 and can be purchased directly from GAPLF executive members, or Buddy’s Gym. A finger licking fund-raising BBQ will be on sale for $1200 along with cold beverages.
Athletes who are interested in competing for Senior Nationals 2019 were required to download their application from the GAPLF’s official Facebook page, for submission along with the required competition fees.
All registration forms and monies should have been submitted to GAPLF Committee Member, Martin Webster.
Alternatively, payment for this competition should have been made directly to the Federation’s Bank Account – #6552194 – with a confirming screenshot of the completed registration form along with the confirming banking deposit slip, being electronically submitted to Webster.
Interested persons are invited to attend the event.
