Anita Delph successfully defended her title while Ramnarine Singh won his, moving up three places from last year as Space Games 2.0 yesterday at Space Gym.
Delph amassed 99.1 points after besting six other of her Space Gym mates in the seven events. She won two of them, the skip rope and battle rope, tied for first in the clean and press and the deadlift, tied for second in the kettle bell swings and finished top five in the stairs and sandbags and the assault treadmill.
For her heroics, she was awarded the champion’s trophy and the $80,000 first prize.
Christine Parris finished second overall with 84 points, while Angelica Barraoncas rounded out the top three on 81.3 points.
Singh had his hands full with seven other gladiators who pushed him to the hilt, but in the end, he also walked away $80,000 richer with a big smile of relief and victory.
He cemented his first place by winning the kettle bell swings, the clean and press and the dead lift to finish with 118.5 points.
For his second place effort, Dwain Gayle pocketed $50,000 after finishing on 110.5 points. Quain Proctor who had a massive physique transformation in the last year, ended on 105.1 points, good for third place and the $20,000 cash prize.
Parris ($50,000) and Barraoncas ($20,000) also received cash incentives for finishing on the podium.
According to Manager of the Gym, Lucas Matos, the aim is to continue to make the event bigger and better. Matos stated yesterday that this year’s event was much more organized and rewarding than the inaugural fixture but Space Games 3.0 promises to raise the bar in 2020.
He disclosed that plans are in the pipeline for the event to be staged outdoors with more corporate sponsors coming onboard as he envisions more rewards for the athletes competing.
Besides Space Gym, Body Alive, Ansa McAL and the Trophy Stall were the sponsors that contributed to the success of this year’s Space Games.
