Petterson-Griffith, bags 3 gold medals at Strongfest

… Pluck, Sinclair, Andrews successful as well

By Timothy Jaikarran

Over the weekend, Barbados was graced with the presence of three of Guyana’s top athletes in the strongman and powerlifting world at Strongfest.
Carlos Petterson-Griffith, Junica Pluck, Kean Andrews, and Julio Sinclair were able to walk away with medals at the end of the two-day extravaganza. Griffith secured three gold medals in the powerlifting segment of the event.
Day one of the event consisted of powerlifting, squat, deadlift and bench press, while day two saw the big guns coming out in the strong man, tyre flip, overhead press, farmer carry, yoke carry, sandbag carry/stone challenge, and kettle bell backward throw.
The results were as follows:
Powerlifting:
* Junica Pluck – 2nd (silver in all 3 lifts)
* Kean Andrews – Squat 3rd, Bench Press 1st, Deadlift 2nd; overall 3rd
* Julio Sinclair – Squat 3rd, Bench Press 2nd, Deadlift 3rd, overall 3rd
* Carlos Petterson-Griffith – Gold in all 3 lifts

Strong Man
* Kean Andrews – 2nd
* Junica Pluck – 3rd
* Carlos Petterson-Griffith – 2nd
* Julio Sinclair – 1st

Julio Sinclair (left) got first place in the strongman event

Speaking on his three gold medals after the tournament, Petterson-Griffith said, “I feel good about my results; I came with one mind frame to improve my previous score in the Strongman from back in 2019, and everything was set out to be. The level of competition was great, not so much for Strongman: so two of the competitors got pulled up due to injury, but the competition was very good.”
Petterson-Griffith, relayed that for his next stop, he would be seeking to compete in the Aruba Strongman, while for powerlifting he would be pushing to attend the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships, which will be in Auckland, New Zealand.
The burly athlete has expressed extreme gratitude to his sponsors: Jamie McDonald of Fitness Express, Superior Concrete, MVP Sports, Space Gym, and those who wish to remain anonymous for making his journey possible.