Immamdeen honored by Corriverton CDC; Mayor attends

Jul 12, 2017 Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....n-cdc-mayor-attends/

Dozens attend motorcade

The Community Development Committee of Corriverton in the Ancient County of Berbice, on Sunday last, held a well attended and supported motorcade to honour one of its own, Arif Immamdeen who returned to Guyana with 3-gold medals and one bronze on debut at the 16th Annual NAPF/FESUPO Pan-American Powerlifting Championships held in Orlando Florida, July 3-8, last.
Competing in the 66kg – Men’s Junior and Open class, Immamdeen lifted his way to gold medals in both categories of the FESUPO competition, gold in the Junior Pan American and bronze in the Open segment to end a successful reign in his first international outing.
He had a best squat of 210kg; bench pressed 117.5kg and deadlift 215.0kg for a total of 542.5kg. In recognition of his outstanding performance, the Corriverton Community Development Committee (CCDC) led by Mr. Linden “Easy’ Murray organised a motorcade and reception for Immamdeen on Sunday last after he arrived back home on Saturday night.
The well attended motorcade, which saw the Guyana Police Force providing escort, went through the town of Corriverton after moving off from Dundas’ Arch in #74 Village and concluded at Black Water in Line Path E at Immamdeen’s residence where the ceremony took place.
Leading the officials in attendance was Mayor of Corriverton, Krishenchand Jaichand along with former Mayor Ganesh Gangadin, Town Clerk Monesh Sookram, Winston Roberts – Chairman of the Town’s National Events Committee, Coach of Total Fitness Gym Egbert Jackson as well as Councillors of the Corriverton Town Council and scores of villagers.
The officials congratulated Immamdeen on his sterling performance which they agreed is positive motivation for the many youths of the Town and by extension, Guyana.
Immamdeen did not let the occasion be his all alone as he took the opportunity to recognise and present trophies to students of his Town who excelled at the recently held NGSA examinations while encouraging them to always aim for the skies and be disciplined in their studies which will become more challenging at the secondary level.
Organiser of the event, Linden Murray is a former national powerlifting champion himself who had broken a 19 year-old record (Squat and Total) that was held by current President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation Ed Caesar in 1997. (Franklin Wilson)