Tiele Thorne was adjudged `Best open Lifter’ at the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association’ (GAWA) National Intermediate Championships on Sunday. Thorne won the 77kg Class.
Koel Bentick, competing among the junior lifters, was named `Best Junior Lifter’. He contested the 77Kg Class for juniors.
Thorne whose bodyweight is 75Kgs, snatched 100Kgs and clean and jerked 112.5kgs for a grand total of 212.5Kgs.
Bentick, with a bodyweight of 71Kgs, snatched 70Kgs and clean and jerked 95Kgs to total 165Kgs.
The male open 69Kgs division was won by Shawn Omalo who snatched 78Kgs and clean and jerked 100Kgs to total 177Kgs. Adrian Beete was second with a total of 172Kgs.
Quammy Osbourne won the male 62Kgs division by snatching 80Kgs and clean and Jerking 77.5Kgs.
The female 58Kgs division was won by Mirna Patterson who snatched 30Kgs and clean and jerked 32.5Kgs. Her bodyweight is 53Kgs.
Trouyan Neblet won the junior 69Kgs division. He snatched 62.5Kgs and clean and jerked 87.5Kgs. Second place went to Timothy Stewart who snatched 65Kgs and clean and jerked 85Kgs.