Lampung wight lifters maintain winning run
JAKARTA (JP): Lampung lived up to its billing as the producer of the country's weight lifting cream in the 14th National Games yesterday, and Jambi benefited from it.
Shortly after achieving a one-two finish in the men's 59- kilogram division yesterday, Lampung watched its protege Supeni win gold for her new province Jambi in the women's 54kg category.
Supeni upset her former Lampung teammate Bastiah with a series of record-breaking lifts, which included a national record. A total of two national and five meet records tumbled on the second day of the weight lifting contest yesterday.
Supeni, winner of the 59kg class gold for Lampung in the last Games three years ago, heaved 85.5kgs to tear Patmawati's national snatch mark of 85kgs apart.
The Jambi musclewoman hoisted 100kgs in the clean and jerk for a total lift of 185kgs. Her three attempts were listed as new meet records because the division was making its debut in the Games.
Bastiah totaled 170kgs after snatching 75kgs and clean and jerking 95kgs. The bronze went to Tati Pratiwi of Central Java who combined 152.5kgs.
Lampung lifters tallied one more gold and silver from Taufik and Misdan Yunip respectively, but only after a hard-fought contest. Both totaled 260kgs, but Taufik was awarded the gold on account of his lighter body weight. The 22-year-old lifter is 0.6kg lighter than his teammate.
Misdan improved the national 110kgs snatch record by 10.5kgs on his way to the silver. Taufik made up for his lowly 110kgs in the snatch with 150kgs in clean and jerk to dash Misdan's hopes of winning the gold.
Misdan combined an original total lift of 260.5kgs after clean and jerking 140kgs, but a world weight lifting body ruling disqualified his 0.5kg extra lift in the snatch. A lifter needs at least an extra 2.5kgs to set a new snatch record.
On the golf course at Kedaton, Tangerang, North Sumatra extended its lead by two strokes over its nearest rival West Java. The Northern Sumatrans, with the country's leading golfer Sukamdi leading the team, carded a total score of 438 (212 226). West Java is in second on 440 (214 226).
Four shots further back on 444 (220 224) is the host team, which, like the other 11 men's teams in the fray, was not able to break par in the wet conditions which made the par-72 layout very testing. Overnight heavy drizzle was to blame for the poor performance of almost all the participants.
Despite carding a 2-over par-74, Sukamdi, who has played the pivotal role for Indonesia in many international outings, including the Asian Games, retained his lead in the individual event. His two-day total of 143 (69 74) leaves him sharing the lead with East Kalimantan's Bakri (70 73).
Three golfers
Three golfers are tied in second spot on 146. Sukamdi's elder brother Suparno, who represented Indonesia in the 1983 World Cup when Pondok Indah hosted the prestigious golf championship, carded a poor 76 yesterday after a 70 the day before. East Java's Suprapto shot a 75 after making a 71 in the first round on Tuesday, while West Java's Ahmad Indra (75) also failed to maintain his good form of the first round when he too carded a 71.
In the women's event which will be contested over 56 holes, Jakarta, as expected, took the early lead with a total score of 154. Five strokes behind in second place is North Sumatra and third is West Java on 162.
Ani Iman from Jakarta took the lead in the individual competition with a 76 (40 36), followed by Daud Yudarana, from East Java, with a 77 (40 37) for second place. National player Retno Mustari from Jakarta, had to be content with third place after a 78 (39 39). (amd/rsl)