{"id":16688,"date":"2024-02-22T00:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16688"},"modified":"2024-02-22T00:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:24:33","slug":"bigger-things-ahead-for-guyanese-powerlifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/bigger-things-ahead-for-guyanese-powerlifting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bigger Things Ahead for Guyanese Powerlifting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Travis Seymour<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, Guyana&#8217;s Carlos Petterson-Griffith showcased exceptional talent and dedication as he represented the nation at the prestigious Sheffield Powerlifting Championship in England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite narrowly missing the world 93kg total record by 13 kg, Petterson-Griffith&#8217;s performance stood out among the world&#8217;s elite powerlifters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklyn Wilson, President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF), expressed pride in Petterson-Griffith&#8217;s remarkable showing, highlighting the significance of his achievement in strengthening the foundation for the sport&#8217;s advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilson commended Petterson-Griffith&#8217;s hard work and dedication behind the scenes, emphasizing the bright future that lies ahead for powerlifting in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Dexter Jones and his assistant Jamie McDonald also lauded the GAPLF for embracing technological advancements in athlete preparation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They believe that Guyana&#8217;s adoption of such innovations will position the country favorably for international competitions in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petterson-Griffith, reflecting on his performance, expressed his determination to target world records in squats and deadlifts in the coming months as he strives to become a world champion in his 93 kg class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, he currently holds the squat record for South America, having achieved a remarkable 332.5 kg at the Sheffield championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although his record briefly held the world title, it was surpassed by USA&#8217;s Gavin Adin, who lifted 337 kg at the same championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Petterson-Griffith sets his sights on further accomplishments, the Guyanese powerlifting community eagerly anticipates his continued success on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour Over the weekend, Guyana&#8217;s Carlos Petterson-Griffith showcased exceptional talent and dedication as he represented the nation at the prestigious Sheffield Powerlifting Championship in England. Despite narrowly missing&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16688","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=16688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16690,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16688\/revisions\/16690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}