Lisa, Winarni perform poorly in SEAG selection
Lisa, Winarni perform poorly in SEAG selection
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Olympic medal-winning women's
weightlifters Lisa Rumbewas and Winarni performed poorly on
Saturday at the National Weightlifting Invitation, which also
served as a selection for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games.
Olympic silver medalist Lisa, competing in the 53-kilogram
division, only managed to lift a total of 107.5 kilograms.
She lifted 107.5 kilos in the clean and jerk, 2.5 kilos more
than she lifted at the Olympics, but she failed on her three
attempts to lift 77.5 kilos in the snatch.
At the Olympics, Lisa managed to lift a total of 185 kilos;
105 kilos in the clean and jerk and 80 kilos in the snatch.
Sri Indriani, who won the Olympic bronze medal in the same
weight class as Lisa, won Saturday's event by lifting a total of
180 kilos. Indriani managed to lift 80 kilos in the snatch and
100 kilos in the clean and jerk.
Isauna finished second with a total lift of 150 kilos. She
lifted 65 kilos in the snatch and 85 kilos in the clean and jerk.
Winarni, who took the Olympic bronze medal in the 58-kilogram
division, also performed poorly on Saturday.
She lifted a total of 180 kilos, with 75 kilos in the snatch
and 105 kilos in the clean and jerk. The result was far from her
effort at the Olympics, where she lifted 112 kilos in the clean
and jerk and 90 kilos in the snatch for a total of 202 kilos.
Novita also lifted a total of 180 kilos on Saturday, with 100
kilos in the clean and jerk and 80 kilos in the snatch. Dewi
trailed in third place with a total lift of 142.5 kilos after
lifting 65 kilos in the snatch and 77.5 kilos in the clean and
jerk.
Lisa's coach Lukman expressed his disappointment with his
athlete's result.
"She not only lacked power but she also lost her motivation to
compete. I do not understand why she turned up like this after
the Olympics," Lukman said as quoted by Antara.
He said Lisa only trained for 19 days prior to the event on
Saturday.
Winarni's coach Imron Rosadi also said his lifter was not
properly prepared for the event, pointing out Winarni just got
married late last year.
"She has yet to reach her peak form. If this is to select the
lifters (to the SEA Games), I have nothing to say," Imron was
quoted by Antara as saying.
Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding
Association (PABBSI) chairman Dharma Surya said the invitation
was staged to evaluate the SEA Games decentralized training
programs, which have been underway since September.
"This is to select lifters based on their training results in
order to avoid like-and-dislike judgments," he said. (yan)