Jokowi proud of Juniansia’s first weightlifting gold medal

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JAKARTA (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is proud of the success of young weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah, who made history by becoming the first Indonesian weightlifter to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

The win earned Indonesia its second gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“Rizki Juniansia presents Indonesia with its second gold medal in the men’s 73kg weightlifting category,” the president wrote on his X-account @jokowi on Friday.

Junecia’s total score was 354 kg, including 155 kg in the snatch and 199 kg in the clean and jerk.

Jokowi said: “He broke the Olympic record in the clean and jerk and became the first Indonesian weightlifter to win a gold medal in the Olympics. Thank you, Rizki, and congratulations!”

The 21-year-old weightlifter, born on June 17, 2003 in Serang, Banten, became the 15th Indonesian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, making weightlifting the third sport to win an Olympic gold medal after badminton, where he won bronze, and speed climbing, where he won gold.

Juniansia is the first Indonesian weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal, following 24 years of hard work by his predecessors who won gold medals in six Olympic Games. This is the first time Indonesia has won two gold medals since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Weightlifting has been a consistent contributor of Olympic medals to Indonesia since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

On that occasion, Raema Lisa Rumbewas presented a silver medal, two female weightlifters, Sri Indriyani and Winarni, won two bronze medals, in addition, the men’s badminton doubles combination Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya won a gold medal, women’s singles player Minarti Timur and men’s singles player Hendrawan won two silver medals.

Another silver medal was won by Raema Lisa Rumbewas at the 2004 Athens Olympics, while weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan won medals at four Olympics from the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with her consistent contributions.

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