Donovan Dongo Suriname's strongest Powerlifter

                  Suriname on its way to WWE

I remember watching W.W.E. on television as a kid and like many of us, I was a huge fan and hooked on the show. When we had recess at school we used to pretend that we were wrestlers. Not many of us get the chance to fulfill our childhood dreams. But in beautiful Suriname, there is one man about to prove that with hard work, determination, and effort all is possible. His name is Donovan Dongo, you might have heard of him in the media. He just finished doing his W.W.E. tryout after receiving an invite from McMahon. If you are a fan of the W.W.E. that name already says a lot.

Donovan Dongo

Dongo in Chile for the W.W.E tryouts

                                         Who is Donovan Dongo?

For those of you who aren't familiar with Donovan Dongo, he is a hard-working and competitive athlete a father, and a family guy. Born and raised in a family full of athletes Dongo does not fall far behind. His uncle's family Kranthoven has dominated the basketball world in Suriname. He started participating in contests when he was 21 years old. The sport that really made him competitive in powerlifting. He is the unbeaten 4 times national champion in powerlifting, he also won the national championship for wrestling with a score of 6-0. 2 of those fights he won abroad, and on top of that, he is also the unbeaten International champion of French Guyana.  Competing in French Guyana he won 2nd and 3rd place for powerlifting.  In Suriname, he won the Strongman Championship 2nd and 1st place. On an international level, Dongo won 1st place in the Strongman Champion Guyana and 5th place in Trinidad.  So it is no secret that he is a talented athlete who is determined to reach the top. The experience he built up will certainly work to his advantage.

Dongo and his brother Leandro Dongo  proudly holding the Surinamese flag

                 Donovan Dongo and the Chile tryouts for W.W.E

Initially, Donovan Dongo didn't plan on trying out for the W.W.E., it was a coincidence. He had planned on leaving for the U.S.A.  and wanted to sign up for a wrestling school. From there on he would make his way into the pro wrestling world. But fate had other plans for Dongo and his brother.  I asked him how the tryouts were and he said full of confidence  " Just as I expected, energy and adrenaline. " Donovan his future mission is to get his W.W.E contract in 2019 and to become heavyweight or tag team champion with his brother Leandro Dongo. They have already brought Suriname in a positive light with their first tryout phase.  

The Dongo brothers

                       Donovan his advice for those who want to achieve their goals.

Donovan Dongo says that if you have goals or dreams that you want to realize you should never quit. He believes in persistence, the same persistence we can see back in his work. Some of the people he looks up to in the W.W.E or pro wrestling scene are; Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Stone-cold, and Triple  H. There are some more pro wrestlers he does look up to. But Dongo says when it comes to pro wrestling he is like a kid.  He loves every part of it, something most of us can relate to. There are a lot of people who supported the Dongo brothers in their journey. Donovan would like to thank the entire Family Dongo and Family Kranthoven, God, personal sponsors, friends, acquaintances, small companies, and local MultiBox gym trainer Werner Soekias and the entire Surinamese community who have supported them and surely will keep supporting the Dongo brothers on their journey.

The Dongo brothers and trainer Werner Soekias