{"id":12516,"date":"2023-09-09T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T14:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=12516"},"modified":"2023-09-09T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T14:24:27","slug":"guyanese-powerlifters-sanmogan-and-abrigo-dominate-2023-fesupo-sac-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanese-powerlifters-sanmogan-and-abrigo-dominate-2023-fesupo-sac-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyanese Powerlifters Sanmogan and Abrigo Dominate 2023 FESUPO SAC Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Sarah Sanmogan and Keisha Abrigo showcased exceptional prowess at the 10th Annual FESUPO Regional Powerlifting Championships held in Lima, Peru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo, representing Guyana, faced off against a formidable field of competitors from Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, and Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanmogan, a newcomer in the 69kg Junior category, made a resounding debut by clinching four gold and one silver medal. Her remarkable performance included a best squat of 155.0kg, earning her a silver medal. She secured gold in the bench press with a successful lift of 80.0kg after two initial setbacks. Sanmogan&#8217;s prowess in the deadlift event was undeniable, as she lifted 175.0kg, claiming yet another gold. Her combined total of 410.0kg left no room for doubt, crowning her the overall champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fiercely contested 76kg Open category, Abrigo faced tough competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the squat and bench press, she initially trailed Iolanda Costa of Brazil and Peru\u2019s Mia Hurtado. However, Abrigo executed a remarkable comeback. Her best squat of 162.5kg and bench press of 75.0kg set the stage for a thrilling finale. In a breathtaking deadlift of 202.5kg (446lb), Abrigo secured the gold on her final lift of the day. Additionally, Abrigo claimed the South American Women&#8217;s Classic Bench Press Championships bronze medal in the 76kg Open category. Despite securing the deadlift bronze with 155.0kg, Costa secured the overall silver medal with a total of 437.5kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanmogan and Abrigo were the lone female representatives in Guyana&#8217;s eight-athlete contingent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their exceptional performances on the international stage were a testament to the strength and skill of Guyanese powerlifters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Sanmogan and Keisha Abrigo&#8217;s outstanding achievements at the 2023 FESUPO SAC Powerlifting Championships not only brought glory to themselves but also elevated the status of Guyana in the global powerlifting community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Travis Seymour for NCN News<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Sanmogan and Keisha Abrigo showcased exceptional prowess at the 10th Annual FESUPO Regional Powerlifting Championships held in Lima, Peru. The duo, representing Guyana, faced off against a formidable field&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12518,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12516\/revisions\/12518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}