Acehnese wrap up victorious run<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post\/Palembang<\/p>\n
The Acehnese weightlifting squad rounded off their competition
\nwith an impressive performance, setting new National Games
\nrecords in their haul of two golds here on Monday.<\/p>\n
Yudi Suhartono triumphed in the men's 94-kilogram division in
\nwhich he shattered the old marks in the snatch, clean-and-jerk,
\nand total lift.<\/p>\n
The old marks of 130 kilograms in the snatch, 170.5 kilograms
\nin the clean-and-jerk and 300.5 kilograms in total -- which were
\nregistered by fellow Acehnese Tarso in 2000 -- were raised to 140
\nkilograms, 185 kilograms and 325 kilograms respectively.<\/p>\n
Tarso also displayed an outstanding run on Monday. Now
\ncompeting in the men's 105-kilogram division, he bettered the old
\nnational mark of 322 kilograms -- made by Junaedi of West Java in
\n2000 -- to 345 kilograms.<\/p>\n
En route to his victory, he also broke the national record of
\n148 kilograms in the snatch and 180.5 kilograms in the
\nclean-and-jerk to new lifts of 155 kilograms and 190 kilograms
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
The double victory put Aceh in second place behind Lampung,
\nwhich topped the table with five of 15 golds on offer in the
\nweightlifting competition.<\/p>\n
The remaining eight were distributed one apiece to Bali,
\nJambi, Papua, Riau, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, South
\nSulawesi and West Java. The latter two joined the gold winners
\nlist on Monday.<\/p>\n
For Yudi, his performance proved one step better than in 2000
\nwhen he won a silver for South Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
\"I was simply looking hard to secure a gold medal for Aceh.
\nThank God... not only gold, but a new Games record was scored,\"
\nsaid the silver medalist at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games.<\/p>\n
National Sports Council (KONI) chairman Agum Gumelar witnessed
\nthe competition at the UNSRI Sports Hall.<\/p>\n
The wins were hailed by the Acehnese team with Rayuan Sukma,
\nthe deputy chairman of the Aceh chapter of KONI announcing cash
\nbonuses for its successful athletes.<\/p>\n
\"Rp 40 million is allocated for a gold medalist. Some bonuses
\nwill be given to those who can break records in the Games,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The silver in the men's 94-kilogram division went to Bahagia
\nRumah Tangga of West Java with a total lift of 305 kilograms,
\nwhile the bronze was grabbed by Muslimim of East Java with a
\ntotal of 300 kilograms.<\/p>\n
West Java and South Sulawesi took the remaining two on offer
\nin the day's competition.<\/p>\n
In the men's 85 kilogram class, Sandow Weldemar Nasution of
\nWest Java and Asep Rahmat Hidayat of Jakarta scored an equal lift
\nof 312.5 kilograms, but Sandow was awarded the gold given his
\nbody weight of 77 kilograms compared to Asep's 83.<\/p>\n
Kosmas Manik of Bengkulu had to settle for bronze, with a
\ntotal lift of 295 kilograms.<\/p>\n
In the men's over-105-kilogram class, Reinaldi of South
\nSulawesi proved the most powerful lifter with his total lift of
\n327.5 kilograms, five kilograms heavier than Sunaryo of Jambi and
\nDedi Aprianto.<\/p>\n
Sunaryo's body weight of 110 kilograms, compared to Dedi's 126
\nkilograms, decided who deserved the silver.<\/p>",
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