GBBFF’s 2022 Seniors Bodybuilding Championships set for Dec 18

-Keavon Bess hoping fans would be “satisfied”

By Timothy Jaikarran

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) are all set to host their first Seniors Bodybuilding Championships for 2022, on December 18 at the National Cultural Centre.
GBBFF President Keavon Bess has said he is grateful to have the competition staged as things return to normalcy, and he is optimistic that fans would be hungry for more of the same at the end of the competition.
In a discussion with this publication, he was invited to comment on the competition returning for its second year, and he said, “Well, it’s good to have the Seniors competition back two years running in a row. Last year we were still somewhat recovering from the pandemic, but this year I think we are somewhat in a better position, (because) we are back to normality. Mask mandates and all of these other COVID-related mandates have been removed; so, we are back to normal, where persons can come out and enjoy the competition.”

Bess also related that because of the pandemic, the GBBFF were restricted to about 200 seats last year, whereas they have the entire auditorium this year. This in effect means there are hundreds of seats available for the convenience of persons who wish to come out and support the athletes in the various segments, Bess explained.
In regard to what the fans can expect come December 18, Bess declared that fans can expect a high degree of improvement in physicality from the athletes on stage, and professionalism would be much improved as well.

“Most of the athletes who will be on stage have acquired a lot of international experience by now. Most of them will be coming from that large team that we took to CAC in Barbados, where they did well. So, they are coming to the local stage to showcase to the local audience their bodies which…allowed them to do well in Barbados. So, fans can come out and expect a competition of the highest quality, and fun at the same time,” Bess shared.

Bess has promised that the GBBFF would be “running a very tight ship” from beginning to end, and he is confident the show would be exciting and fans would leave the venue with “their appetites wet” for more bodybuilding action.
He has disclosed that approximately 30 athletes would be competing in the 4 different segments of this competition: Bodybuilding,
Bikini, Women’s Wellness, and
Men’s Physique; and has said an official list of participating athletes would be presented to the media within the first week of December, 2022.
Among the athletes whose participation has been confirmed are Darious Ramsammy, Christina Ramsammy, Rosanna Fung, Nicolas Albert, Emmerson Campbell, Odel Crum-Ewing, Ashanti Conway, Jonathan Jeffery and Julio Sinclair.