Top lifters absent from national c'ship

Top lifters absent from national c'ship

JAKARTA: Three medalists from the 2005 Southeast Asia (SEA) Games are absent from the national weightlifting championship which began here on Sunday.

Gold medalist in the men's 69-kg division Misdan Yunip of Lampung, silver medalist in the men's 105-kg division Renaldi Syainal of South Sulawesi and silver medalist in the women's 58- kg division Lisa Rumbewas of Papua have opted to skip the competition.

Lisa was around during the opening ceremony but she would not take up the challenge, saying that she was still suffering from a minor injury from the SEA Games, according to Antara.

Misdan is also still nursing his injury while Renaldi's absence was not accounted for.

The national championship aims at selecting athletes for the Asian Games national training, which starts in January. - JP