RI lifters have bigger chance in 48kg class<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Olympic Games deputy chef de
\nmission, Imron Z.S., and the Indonesian Weightlifting,
\nPowerlifting and Bodybuilding Association's (PABBSI) weighlifting
\ntraining director, Djoko Pramono, told reporters on Tuesday that
\nIndonesia has a good chance to win a medal in the women's 48
\nkilograms division at the quadrennial event.<\/p>\n
Imron said the absence of Chinese lifters, who won the event
\nat the World Championships last year in Athens, might enable
\nIndonesia's two lifters, Sri Indriyani and Lisa Rumbewas, to win
\nthe medal.<\/p>\n
Both Sri and Lisa joined their compatriots Winarni and Supeni,
\nwho are competing in the 53kg division, for the final evaluation
\non Aug. 9 and Aug. 14.<\/p>\n
According to Imron, the evaluation results were as follows:
\nSri lifted 85.5kgs in snatch, 112.0kgs in clean and jerk and a
\ntotal lift of 197.5kgs. Her total lift equaled the world record
\ncreated by Liu Xiuhua of China at the World Weightlifting
\nChampionships in Montreal in June.<\/p>\n
While Lisa lifted 85.0kgs in snatch, 110.0kgs in clean and
\njerk and a total of 195.0kgs.<\/p>\n
\"As the Chinese lifters will be absent in the women's 48kgs
\ndivision, our lifters will have a great chance to contribute a
\nmedal from a sport other than badminton,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In the women's 53kg division, Winarni lifted 97.5kgs, which
\nalso equaled the world record created by Meng Xianjuan of China
\nin the World Weightlifting Championships in Chiba, Japan, last
\nyear. The Indonesian lifted 115.0kgs in clean and jerk and a
\ntotal lift of 212.5kgs.<\/p>\n
While Supeni only lifted 85.0kgs in snatch, 110.0kgs in clean
\nand jerk and a total lift of 195.0kgs.<\/p>\n
Indonesia earned three Olympic berths but the PABBSI had
\nproblems in deciding which athletes would represent the country
\nin the event. Therefore the association decided to stage an
\nevaluation to pick three athletes.<\/p>\n
\"I will report the results of today's meeting to the Olympics
\nexecutive training director tomorrow. It's unethical if I
\nannounce the names today,\" Imron said, declining to mention the
\nlifters.<\/p>\n
However, he added, the National Sports Council (KONI) will not
\nonly observe the final evaluation of the athletes but also assess
\ntheir physical and psychological condition as well as their self
\nconfidence, all of which are needed to overcome pressure in such
\na major event.<\/p>\n
PABBSI sparked controversy last week when its new chairman
\nDharma Surya made the decision to expel Supeni from the squad
\njust two-days before the Aug. 9 selection, and put Lisa's name on
\nthe squad list instead. Lisa was trained in Dharma's training
\ncenter in Balikpapan, South Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
But Djoko, who was very upset with the one-sided action,
\nmanaged to persuade KONI to postpone the decision until after the
\nevaluation. (yan)<\/p>",
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