Carlos Petterson-Griffith (right) with IPF President Gaston Parage and GAPLF President, Franklin Wilson at Sheffield24 in February this year
Petterson-Griffith turned in a magical performance at Sheffield24 earlier this year in England while also breaking the world squat record (332.5kg), eventually taken back by the USA’s Gavin Aiden with a squat of 337.0kg.
While Aiden did not cut Worlds this year, Petterson-Griffith is ranked third based on nominations behind USA’s Brandon Pitre and Gustav Hedlund of Sweden, winner of Sheffield’s Powerlifting Championship.
A mouthwatering showdown of the world’s best strongmen in the always fiercely contested 93kg class is anticipated today against competitors from the USA, Sweden, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Canada, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, Brazil, Cameroon, Ireland, Malaysia, Algeria, Iceland, Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Cyprus, China, Jamaica, Belgium, Slovenia, Latvia, New Zealand, South Africa, Quatar, Singapore, and the US Virgin Islands.
Guyana copped a bronze medal through Dominic Tyrell, who made an encouraging senior debut on Tuesday in the 83kg division.
Tyrell, the youngest competitor in that division, also ended up 6th in the world out of 25 athletes.
Carlos Petterson-Griffith (right) with IPF President Gaston Parage and GAPLF President, Franklin Wilson at Sheffield24 in February this year