Indriyani, Winarni finish 2nd in Greece

Indriyani, Winarni finish 2nd in Greece

JAKARTA (JP): Sri Indriyani and Winarni finished on Sunday
second in respectively the women's 48 kilograms and 53 kgs
divisions at the World Championships in Athens.

The results enabled both lifters to qualify for the 2000
Olympics in Sydney.

Indriyani won the gold in the snatch event with 82.5 kgs,
followed by Donka Micheva of Bulgaria and Kaori Niyanagi of
Japan, who both lifted 80 kgs.

Indriyani lifted a total of 185 kgs to win the silver medal,
after failing to perform to the best of her ability in the jerk
by only lifting 102.5 kgs.

Mincheva took the jerk gold with a total lift of 112.5 kgs and
the overall gold with a total lift of 192.5 kgs. Niyanagi took
the overall bronze with a total lift of 185 kgs.

In the women's 53 kg division, Winarni took three silvers in
the snatch with a total lift of 90 kgs, the jerk with a total
lift of 112.5 kgs and the overall category with a total lift of
202.5 kgs.

Li Feng-Ying of Chinese Taipei won the gold after lifting 215
kgs overall. She also took golds in the snatch with a total lift
of 95 kgs and the jerk with a total lift of 120 kgs.

Reuters reported that Li broke her own world record for the
jerk with a lift of 121.5 kgs. She set the previous mark of 121
kgs at the Asian championships in Wuhan, China, in August.

China's Wang Xiufen followed in third place after lifting a
total of 197.5 kgs. Wang lifted 85 kgs in the snatch and 112.5
kgs in the jerk.

The Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding
Association (PABBSI) secretary-general, Djoko Pramono, said on
Monday that he was pleased with the results.

"This is the first time women's weightlifting will be featured
at the Olympics. I think our lifters have a great chance to grab
a medal because they will face at the Olympics the same opponents
from the championships," Djoko said.

"With a limited budget of Rp 20.000 (US$2.90) per athlete per
day at the training center, our lifters managed to prove that
they can win. Hopefully, in the remaining time, PABBSI can
improve their training methods and programs, give them food
supplements and increase their nutrition to enable them to win
medals.

"The result gives us a great sense of relief. We thank
Indonesian people who have supported us in efforts to prepare the
athletes. Hopefully we can do better in the future."

Junior lifter Lisa Rumbewas, competing in the 48 kg division,
finished seventh, while Supeni, competing in the 53 kg category,
finished sixth. (yan)