VIDEO: Story Of Nurul Akmal, Gold Medal Winner Of XX Papua PON

JAYAPURA - Female lifter Nurul Akmal presented the gold medal she won from the +87 kg weightlifting competition at the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) for the people of Aceh Province who always support her.

"This is a medal for the people of Aceh and thank you for the people of Aceh," said Nurul Akmal during an interview session at the Auditorium of Cenderawasih University Jayapura, reported by Antara, Saturday, October 9.

The 28-year-old athlete won the gold medal by posting a total lift of 258 kg, each in the 116 kg snatch and 142 kg clean and jerk.

This gold medal in Papua is the second time that Nurul Akmal has won from the PON arena, after he won the first gold in West Java in 2016. At that time, Nurul won gold after recording the best total force of 233 kg.

The 116 kg snatch from Nurul Akmal at PON Papua is also a new national record, 3 kilograms heavier than the previous record when competing in the Qatar Cup weightlifting championship in Doha on December 23, 2019.

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