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Dedi wins last weightlifting gold, 40 records broken
Dedi Aprianto - Antara/Zabur KaruruDedi Aprianto of East Java won the last gold medal offered in men’s weightlifting after lifting a total 325 kilograms, plus 105-kg at Sabilulungan indoor stadium in Soreang, Bandung regency, on Friday
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Dedi Aprianto - Antara/Zabur Karuru
Dedi Aprianto of East Java won the last gold medal offered in men’s weightlifting after lifting a total 325 kilograms, plus 105-kg at Sabilulungan indoor stadium in Soreang, Bandung regency, on Friday.
Dedi enjoyed the win after outlasting silver medalist Rendy Radityo Ary of East Kalimantan owing to bodyweight. Rendy lifted the same amount as Dedi, but the latter weighs than the former.
“I did the best I could,” said Rendy, who felt grateful for winning the silver.
The bronze medal went to Razis Azazi of North Sumatra with a total of 300-kg in lifting.
West Java pocketed more than 100 gold medals on Friday, the most the province has collected in the National Games. The achievement also means that the host province will likely come out as the overall champion when the event ends on Sept. 29
“West Java has been consistent in winning golds. The province has also made history for its participation in the Games with the current medal tally,” Budiana, an officer with the West Java Sports Council (Konida) said as quoted by kompas.com.
As a host, West Java aims to win 180 golds out of 756 up for grabs during the Games.
The Games saw 40 new records set in swimming, fin swimming and weightlifting.
Thirty-one swimming records were broken, while five new fin swimming and four weightlifting records were set, said organizer Yudha M. Saputra.
“I’m positive more records will be broken at the Games, especially in track and field,” he added.
Meanwhile, a group of muaythai athletes from Central Sulawesi received help from the Central Sulawesi administration’s Jakarta office after reportedly getting stranded at a train station on Thursday afternoon.
The muaythai athletes were stranded at Manggarai Station in Tebet, South Jakarta after running out of money to return home. A recent report said the athletes spent the night at a house owned by the Jakarta office’s officer.
In the medal tally, West Java remained the Games leader with 128 gold medals, 78 silvers and 87 bronzes as of Friday evening.
In second place is East Java, which has won 79 golds, 80 silvers and 71 bronzes.
Jakarta trails behind East Java with 69 golds, 70 silvers and 69 bronzes.
