Weightlifters dominate best athlete awards<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Weightlifters ended the badminton squad's long-
\nheld grip on the best national athletes contest by clinching four
\nawards yesterday.<\/p>\n
A panel of selectors comprising sports figures and journalists
\nnamed world champion Winarni the best female athlete of the year,
\nedging out past winner and the country's best tennis player ever
\nYayuk Basuki, fellow lifter Patmawati, top cyclist Nurhayati, and
\nmiddle and long-distance runner Supriyati Sutono.<\/p>\n
Winarni won two golds with record-breaking marks in the 50-
\nkilogram division of the World Weightlifting Championships in
\nChiang Mai, Thailand, last December.<\/p>\n
Badminton players, who took four awards in last year's
\ncontest, got a consolation as world doubles champions Chandra
\nWijaya and Sigit Budiarto shared the best male athlete award.<\/p>\n
Weightlifting coach Imron Rosidi collected the best coach of
\nthe year trophy, beating colleague Harry Wibowo, badminton
\ncoaches Christian Hadinata and Atik Jauhari and cycling trainers
\nWahyudi and Endang Subagyo.<\/p>\n
Sri Indriyani was another athlete from the muscular sport to
\ngo home a winner. The female lifter, who triumphed in the 46kg
\ncategory of the 19th Southeast Asian Games here in a world-
\nequaling lift, outshone junior chess player Taufik Halai, Formula
\n3 driver Ananda Mikola, Fed Cup member Wukirasih Sawondari and
\nprofessional boxer Andrian Kaspari in the most promising athlete
\ncategory.<\/p>\n
The late Soesilo Soedarman completed weightlifting's haul with
\nthe best prime mover tag, thanks to his successful tenure as the
\nchairman of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and
\nBodybuilding Association.<\/p>\n
The national dragon boat team was voted the best men's team,
\neclipsing the men's bridge team which won the Far East Bridge
\nFederation championship title last year, the volleyball team, the
\ntennis team and the softball team.<\/p>\n
The best women's team went to the national tennis team which,
\ndespite the absence of regular backbone Yayuk, won the women's
\nteam gold medal in the SEA Games.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono
\nattended the awards presentation organized by the Jakarta
\nassociation of sports journalists yesterday.<\/p>\n
The association first gave out the awards in 1971. (lnt)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/weightlifters-dominate-best-athlete-awards-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }