Records broken at world powerlifting meet<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The second day of the junior world powerlifting
\nchampionships in Nusa Dua, Bali saw 13 records shattered as
\nRussia kept its huge overall lead at the four-day meet.<\/p>\n
Russian musclewoman Svetlana Telesva romped through with two
\nrecord breaking lifts which carried her to victory in the 40-
\nkilogram category on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
She squatted 140.5 kilograms and lifted a total of 350
\nkilograms to improve on the records of 140 kilograms and 330
\nkilograms, respectively, she set in Canada last October.<\/p>\n
Compatriot Elena Iamskikh continued the Russian show of force
\nwith two new world junior records in the 48-kilogram division.
\nIamskikh bettered her six-month-old total lift of 350 kilograms
\nwith a titanic 400-kilogram effort.<\/p>\n
Iamskikh's Taiwanese rival Ju Yang Shu stole a gold medal in
\nthe squat with a record breaking lift of 145 kilograms.<\/p>\n
Fellow Taiwanese Yeh Chao Chen dominated the 90-kilogram
\ncontest, shattering three records on her way to snatching three
\ngolds.<\/p>\n
Yeh scored 128.5 kilograms in the squat, 195 in the deadlift
\nand a total lift of 551 kilograms to best the records of 120
\nkilograms, 190 kilograms and 530 kilograms, respectively, she
\nestablished in the last meet.<\/p>\n
American Lesley Look denied Yeh a clean sweep as she won the
\nbench press event with a lift of 107 kilograms, two kilograms
\nheavier than the old record of 105 she set last year.<\/p>\n
The Antara news agency reported that the other new records
\nwere set by 75-kilogram lifter Anne Stiklesto of Norway and
\nGerman Eva Engskar from the 56-kilogram category. Stiklesto beat
\nher deadlift record of 211 kilograms with 215, while Engskar
\nproduced a new bench press record of 97.5 kilograms.<\/p>\n
Fielding Gusti Ayu Rae Mulyati, Agustina and Puji Heryati,
\nhost Indonesia racked up three golds and five silvers yesterday
\nto remain a distant second, far behind Russia's 18 golds, five
\nsilvers and six bronzes. (amd)<\/p>\n
Medal tally<\/p>\n
G S B
\n 1. Russia 18 5 6
\n 2. Indonesia 7 13 9
\n 3. Chinese Taipei 7 11 8
\n 4. U.S. 4 5 1
\n 5. Norway 6 5 3
\n 6. Germany 1 2 1
\n 7. Japan 0 3 2
\n 8. France 0 1 0
\n 9. Canada 0 0 3
\n 10. Australia 0 0 1<\/p>",
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