Records galore fall in Games weight lifting<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): One national and eight Games weight lifting
\nrecords were broken on the first day of the 14th National Games
\n(PON) here yesterday.<\/p>\n
The national record was broken by Winarni of Lampung. She
\nclean and jerked 105.5 kilograms in the women's 50kg category to
\nbeat teammate Supeni's two-year-old record by half a kilogram.<\/p>\n
Winarni twice smashed the PON record of 90kgs in the process.
\nShe heaved 92.5kgs in her first attempt and raised 100kgs in her
\nsecond.<\/p>\n
She broke another PON record in the snatch with 80kgs,
\nimproving the old record by 7.5kgs.<\/p>\n
Other record breakers were Hari Setiawan of West Java in the
\nmen's 54kg and Sri Indriyani of Lampung in the women's 46kg.<\/p>\n
Hari, who finished 12th in the Atlanta Olympics, clean and
\njerked 135kgs and made a total lift of 240kgs. By doing so, he
\nrewrote both the PON clean and jerk record of 132.5kgs and the
\nPON total lift record of 232.5kgs which were set by Wahyudi of
\nEast Kalimantan in 1993.<\/p>\n
Indriyani, Indonesia's first junior world champion, shattered
\nthree PON records but failed to beat her own national record of
\n76kgs (snatch), 96.5kgs (clean and jerk) and 170kgs (total). She
\nmanaged only 70kgs in the snatch and 90.5kgs in the clean and
\njerk for a total lift of 160kgs.<\/p>\n
Winarni cried after winning the gold medal. The 20-year-old
\nsaid she did not expect to break a national record. "I have
\ntrained very hard for this meet, harder than for any other meet,"
\nshe said.<\/p>\n
Lampung lived up to its reputation as the country's
\nweight lifting powerhouse by taking two gold medals and breaking
\nseven of the nine records that were broken yesterday. But the
\nprovince's head coach, Imron Rosadi, refused to be praised for
\nthe remarkable performance of his squad. "Success should be
\nmeasured after the end of the Games, not on the first day," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's tennis queen Yayuk Basuki teamed up with Maria
\nVeronika yesterday to seal Yogyakarta's 2-1 win over Central Java
\nfor a rematch against East Java in the women's team final today.<\/p>\n
East Java, led by Olympian Romana Tedjakusuma, reached the
\nfinal with an upset 2-1 win over host Jakarta. It was a bleak
\nfinish for Jakarta which had sought every avenue to win the gold,
\nincluding giving Central Java a win to avoid an early encounter
\nwith Yogyakarta, and by deploying dozens of paid supporters.<\/p>\n
In the men's tennis, Jakarta, led by former number one Benny
\nWijaya, and West Java, led by Davis Cup veteran Suwandi, will
\nlock horns in today's final. Jakarta made short work of North
\nSulawesi 3-0 while West Java strolled to the final by routing
\nEast Java 3-0.<\/p>\n
Yayuk and Maria tore Central Java's pair of Wynne Prakusya and
\nLisa Andriani apart after a thrilling second-set tie breaker. The
\nYogyakartans won 6-2, 7-6 (6-3). Yayuk's coach and husband
\nSuharyadi said he marveled at how well Yayuk could play despite
\nbeing in an uneven pair with Maria.<\/p>\n
Suharyadi predicted that the doubles match would be decisive
\nin today's final. "The East Javanese doubles team is very strong.
\nThey (Romana and Nathalie) are experienced players with more or
\nless the same skills," he said. Romana was Yayuk's Fed Cup
\ndoubles partner.<\/p>\n
In the inaugural golf competition, North Sumatra, led by the
\ncountry's best golfer Sukamdi, took the early lead with a total
\nscore of 212 in the men's team event.<\/p>\n
The North Sumatra team was made up Sukamdi, Suparno,
\nIndonesia's veteran player who is Sukamdi's elder brother, and
\nSuyanto. The fourth player in the team, Esnan Sato whose
\nperformance was the worst of the four players, was not counted in
\nthe team's final score.<\/p>\n
Played in cool conditions on the par-72 Kedaton Golf and
\nCountry Club in Tangerang, West Java, Sukamdi also lead the
\nindividual event after recording a 3-under par-69 (36 33). Bakri
\nfrom East Kalimantan surprised the field when he finished the
\nround with a 2-under 70 (36 34). West Java's Ahmad Indra tied for
\nsecond place after scoring an identical 70 (36 34).<\/p>\n
West Java, lead by the country's rising star Denny Supriadi,
\nplaced second in the team event with a total score of 214. Bali
\nwas third with 219.<\/p>\n
The women's golf event will begin today with the Jakarta team
\nas favorite. (arf\/rsl)<\/p>",
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