National lifters to Asian meet

National lifters to Asian meet

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's weight lifters and body builders are
hoping to put preparations for the 18th Southeast Asian Games
into a higher gear when they enter the Asian Weightlifting
Championships in Pusan, South Korea, tomorrow.

"We have to take the SEA Games more seriously, particularly
because of a potential, hard-fought battle against the host
team," said Soesilo Soedarman, chairman of the Indonesian Weight
Lifting, Power Lifting and Body Building Association.

Soesilo said he will not put too much burden on his team, but
he vowed to retain Indonesia's supremacy in the SEA Games
weightlifting competition. Indonesian lifters took seven golds in
the last Games in 1993.

The Asian Weightlifting Championships will run from June 30
through July 7. (amd)