Lisa follows mother's footsteps to be a mighty woman<\/p>\n
SURABAYA (JP): As the saying goes, like mother, like daughter.
\nAfter winning a gold medal in the 48-kilogram division at the
\n15th National Games (PON) here on Tuesday, young weightlifter
\nLisa Rumbewas finally outclassed the achievement of her mother 12
\nyears ago.<\/p>\n
\"I learned about weightlifting from my mom. She used to be a
\nweightlifter. She once told me 'you can follow my track. You can
\nbe my substitute.' That was in 1991,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Lisa's mother, Ida Rumbewas, was a silver medalist in the 52-
\nkg division in the 1988 PON in Jakarta. Ida, who accompanied her
\ndaughter during the interview, expressed hope that Lisa could
\nbecome a world champion.<\/p>\n
\"I hope she can reach her best, even in the international
\nevents,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Lisa was born in Jayapura, Irian Jaya, on Sept. 10, 1980, the
\nfourth child of six siblings. Her father, Levinus Rumbewas, used
\nto be a well-known bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Asia title in
\n1991.<\/p>\n
In December 1998, the Rumbewas family moved to South
\nKalimantan where Levinus started a career as a bodybuilding coach
\nand Lisa attended a weightlifting training center in Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n
\"We come from Irian Jaya, but my daughter was training in
\nSouth Kalimantan. The South Kalimantan chapter of the Indonesian
\nWeightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI)
\nlearned that my daughter was a very potential good lifter. I
\nwanted to see her do well, so, on my own initiative, we moved to
\nSouth Kalimantan,\" Ida said.<\/p>\n
Ida, who did most of the talking during the interview, said
\nthat only Lisa, of all her children, was interested in pursuing a
\ncareer as a weightlifter.<\/p>\n
\"I started training Lisa when she was in fourth grade at
\nelementary school. We were practicing on the red ground using
\nvery simple equipment such as iron bars. That's all I could get
\nat that time,\" she said.<\/p>\n
\"I also trained one of Lisa's older sister, but she refused to
\ncontinue, saying she preferred to study. I didn't force her.\"<\/p>\n
Lisa's first top achievement in the national event came on
\nTuesday. She managed to lift a 77.5 kg load with snatch and 102.5
\nkg with clean and jerk. She sharpened the national junior record
\nof 100 kg lift created by Sri Indriyani from Lampung.<\/p>\n
Lisa, who graduated from the YAPIS state-run elementary school
\nin Banjarmasin, is not continuing her studies. She is now
\nattending the training program for the 2000 Olympic Games in
\nSydney in September.<\/p>\n
\"I want to concentrate on my training,\" she said. In August,
\nPABBSI will pick three out of four lifters to compete in the 48
\nkg and 53 kg in the Olympics.<\/p>\n
Lisa expressed interest in being a coach when she has had
\nenough of weightlifting.<\/p>\n
Her coach, Lukman, said that she had a good chance of being
\nselected for the Olympics. (ivy)<\/p>",
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