The first event of the newly elected governing body of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF), led by President Coel Marks is slated for April 22 at the Theatre Guild, Parade Street, Kingston.
The country’s up and coming muscle men and women outfitted with rippling abdominals, well defined quadriceps, sculpted arms, stilettos and bikinis will be on display as they battle for supremacy when the action starts at 19:00h.
GABBFF President Coel Marks
According to Marks, the Novice Championship promises to be great representation of bodybuilding where we’ll see adequate representation from all outlying areas of Guyana most notably Berbice and Linden.
This comes in light of the GABBFF making organised visits to these areas to which they gathered much information and received positive support for their plans ahead of the novice championship.
The categories that will be contested include the usual categories: Junior Under-21years, Flyweight (Under-132lbs), Bantamweight (Under-143lbs), Lightweight (144-154lbs), Welterweight (155-166lbs), Light Middleweight (166-176lbs), Heavyweight (177lbs and over), the Men’s Physique segment will be contested along with the customary bodybuilding categories, Ms. Bikini and Ms. Body Fitness categories.
According to General Secretary of the GABBFF, Lisa Ahmad, there has been overwhelming interest in the Men’s Physique category and encouraged the females to come out and participate, noting that there are a lot of talent just waiting to be displayed.
She also pointed out that there will be no entrance fee for the athletes but reminded that the closing date for registration is set for April 18.
Admission to the venue will cost $1,500 and is available at Fitness Express, Space Gym, Buddy’s gym and Fitness 53. To date the tournament has received sponsorship from the likes of Hand-in-Hand Insurance, Windjammer Hotel and Bar, Fitness Express and the Giftland Mall.
