GBBFF’s Seniors National Championships 2022: Ramsammy retains prestigious “Mr Guyana” title

…Albert, Fung, Rampersaud, Caldeira among other winners in respective categories

Even before the GBBFF’s Seniors National Championships had begun, local “Hulk” Darious Ramsammy was confident he would successfully defend bodybuilding’s most prestigious title – Mr Guyana – conferred on him after intense competition in 2021.
He entered the Seniors National Championships for 2022 with the conviction that, having done his homework, in a manner of speaking, he would take to the competition with a package that had hitherto NEVER been seen on the local stage. And as the curtains came down on the highly-anticipated event, Darious Ramsammy was proven correct in his prediction.
Also winning in their respective categories were Emmerson Campbell, Selwyn Grogan, Donald Lindie, Joel Caldeira, Nicholas Albert, Rosanna Fung, and Hannah Rampersaud.
The crowd was obviously itching for something extraordinary at the beginning of the show, the anticipation and hunger being so palpable. The first category contested was the Masters category, in which Collin Chesney, Donald Lindie and Selwyn Grogan went head-to-head in competition. In the end Grogan, of Barbell Intense Fitness Gym, walked away victorious, while Chesney and Lindie came in second and third respectively.
The Under-143 contest was next, and Donald Lindie obtained the victory, with Kadeem Bowen settling for second place. In the Under- 165 category, Joel Caldeira was the winner, and Selwyn Grogan copped second. In the Under-176 category, Darious Ramsammy was the lone contender, and this saw the big man bagging first place and a position in the Overall Category to do battle for the Mr Guyana Title. In the 177-and-over division, Nicholas Albert was the victor, with Michael Sampson and Collin Chesney in respective second and third positions.

In the Men’s Physique battle, Emmerson Campbell became a six-time champion, while Tariq Dahkil came in second and Jonathan Jeffery came in third. In the Miss Bikini category, Hannah Rampersaud came out on top, while Christina Ramsammy and Alejandra Vieira copped second and third place respectively.
The Miss Bikini Wellness saw Rosanna Fung pitted against Ashanti Conway. However, in the end, Fung bagged third and Conway took second.
In the final showdown of the evening, the Overall division, Darious Ramsammy, whose package looked much better than in 2021, gave the judges what they “wanted”, as he fulfilled the appetite of the hungry crowd. And when the proverbial dust had settled, Ramsammy stood on the pinnacle of his game, having successfully defended his title, with Nicholas Albert copping second and Joel Caldeira copping third.
Asked after the competition to comment on his win, the magnificent Darious Ramsammy said, “Like I said, the competition was easy; the closest competition have a number of years before he reaches to the level I am at. So, it was a relatively easy competition. To be Mr Guyana again, the feeling is ecstatic, as there is always a strife to prove that you did it once and you can always do it again. So, I am very excited to prove I do have what it takes to reclaim the title.
“I’d like to express thanks to Twins Manufacturing, Fitness Express, BM Soat, Bad Monkey merch, GT&T, CTLS and Guywill Shipping. I’d also like to thank the organizer of the show, the GBBFF, and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport for their unwavering support towards bodybuilding.”