RI lifter wins world laurels

RI lifter wins world laurels

JAKARTA (JP): Sri Indriyanti stole a little bit of thunder
when she won a gold in the junior world weightlifting
championships in Warsaw on Friday.

Budi Santoso of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and
Bodybuilding Association said on Saturday that Southeast Asian
Games silver medalist Indriyanti scored a total lift of 165
kilograms and broke a meet record in her gold medal winning
attempt.

Competing in the 46kg division, Indriyanti heaved 73kgs in the
snatch to beat China's Xia Shan Yong's world mark by half a
kilogram. The Indonesian managed 92.5kgs in the clean and jerk.

Meanwhile, in the Asian power lifting championships in Almaty,
Kazakhstan, Indonesia grabbed its third gold through Tri
Haryanto, who finished first in the squat discipline of the
82.5kg division with a lift of 310kgs.

Haryanto added two silvers after hoisting 195kgs in bench
press and 287.5kgs in dead lift. (amd)