Lifters upbeat on winning in SEA Games

Lifters upbeat on winning in SEA Games

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is optimistic to be the overall
champion for weightlifting in the Kuala Lumpur 2001 South East
Asian (SEA) Games, an official revealed on Tuesday.

"Indonesian weightlifters will dominate the games considering
the current condition in the ASEAN countries," executive chairman
of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding
Association (PABBSI) Col. Gandrung was quoted as saying by Antara
news agency on Tuesday.

"Currently, we are preparing 30 athletes of both sexes for the
games," he added.

The Kuala Lumpur will staged eight men's events and four
women's events.

"We expect to get seven or eight gold medals out of the 12
medals. I think that's not bad," said Gandrung. (nvn)