Five Indonesians head to World Power Lifting meet

Five Indonesians head to World Power Lifting meet

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Weight Lifting, Power Lifting and
Bodybuilding Association will send five lifters to Vienna,
Austria, for the World Power lifting Championships scheduled from
Nov. 11 to Nov. 19.

The association's general affairs manager Budi Santoso was
quoted by Antara in Pringsewu, Lampung, as saying Thursday he was
optimistic the musclemen would all snatch gold medals.

"Unlike our weight lifters, our power lifters are world-
class," Santoso said during his visit to Lampung's weight lifting
and power lifting training center in Pringsewu.

The five lifters in question are Sutristo of Lampung in the
60kg category, Sahroni, also of Lampung, in the 75kg category,
Rohman and Komaruddin of West Java in the 53kg and 56kg
categories respectively and Deriswan of Riau in the 67.5kg
category.

Sahroni's inclusion on the team, however, is still
questionable because he has just undergone a tumor operation on
his chest.

"We are still considering whether or not to field Sahroni. But
I will see how his condition has improved in a few more days,"
said Santoso who will be Indonesia's team manager in the
championships.

Santoso said that in Vienna, in which a world power lifting
congress will also be held in conjunction with the championships,
he will propose that the sport be included in the Asian Games.
(arf)