Two Asian records shattered at PON
Two Asian records shattered at PON
Moch. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Palembang
Following Sutrisno's world record on Wednesday, the second day
of the powerlifting competition at the National Games saw two
Asian records broken in the women's 52-kilogram category on
Thursday.
Lifters Marlina of Lampung and Dian Ros of East Java each
managed to lift a total of 472.5 kilograms which surpassed the
Asian record of 450 set by Lin Li-Ming of Chinese Taipei in 1998.
With both lifting exactly the same weight, exact body weight
counted in the decision. And Marlina took the gold thanks to the
fact that the she weighed 100 grams lighter than Dian.
Marlina weighed 51.8 kilograms, compared to Ros' 51.9
kilograms. Evi Erinaya of West Kalimantan took the bronze with a
total lift of 437.5 kilograms.
The other new Asian record was set in the women's 56-kilogram
class, courtesy of Sri Hartati of Lampung.
She beat her opponents with a total lift of 485 kilograms,
which was also a new Asian mark. The old mark was 462.5 kilograms
set by Mir Nadejda of Kazakstan in 1996.
On Wednesday, Sutrisno, in the men's 60-kg category, shattered
his own world record of 715 kilograms he set in South Korea in
2002. His new mark is 725.
Despite their outstanding performances, they may not have
their marks recognized by the International Powerlifting
Federation.
According to Imron Rosyadi, powerlifting coach of the Lampung
squad, the world record could only be recognized in an event
recognized by the world's governing body. The same applied for
the Asian record.
On Thursday, Marlina and Dian Ros also enjoyed other honors in
their efforts with the former improving the Games record in the
bench press from 110 kilograms to 115 kilograms and the latter
bettering the squat record from 180 kilograms to 200 kilograms.
In the 56-kilogram class, Siti Jamiah of West Kalimantan won
silver with a total lift of 460 kilograms, while Besimah Haluk of
South Kalimantan took bronze with a total of 432.5 kilograms.
Friday's competition will play see the women's 75, 83.5 and
over-82.5 kg classes, as well as the men's 100 and over-100
categories.