JAKARTA - Indonesian mainstay weightlifter, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, followed suit by presenting a gold medal at the 2025 SEA Games after dominating the men's 88 kilogram class.
Rahmat, 25, managed to be the best in his class after recording a total of 362 kilograms (snatch 160 kilograms and clean & jerk 202 kilograms) at the Chonburi Sports School, Chonburi, Thailand, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, afternoon WIB.
This achievement makes Rahmat narrowly ahead of the Vietnamese lifter, Quoc Toan Nguyen, who won silver with a total of 361 kilograms, the result of 160 kilograms snatch and 201 kilograms clean & jerk.
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The bronze medal was won by the host representative Warrapot Nasuriwong with a total weight of 341 kilograms. Warrapot recorded a snatch weight of 151 kilograms and a clean & jerk of 190 kilograms.
The latest gold from the Makassar-born athlete added to the contribution of the weightlifting branch, which has so far contributed three gold medals to Indonesia.
Two golds were previously won by Luluk Diana Tri Wijayana in the 48 kilogram class and Rizki Juniansyah in the 79 kilogram class. The latter even managed to break two world records at the same time in the biennial multi-branch sports festival.
In addition to Rahmat, the gold medal was also contributed by chess from the women's rapid chess doubles. Indonesia, which was strengthened by names such as Irene Sukandar, defeated Vietnam in the race for the gold medal.
Following that, it was the turn of the shooting athlete Fany Febriana Wulandari who added Indonesia's gold. He got gold after being the best in the women's individual trap class.
So far, Indonesia has collected a total of 60 gold medals, 67 silver medals, and 65 bronze medals. The Red-White contingent remained in second place, behind Thailand, and was followed by Vietnam in third place.
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