2024 Olympics: Eko Yuli Irawan's Thigh Condition Is Not Serious

Eko Yuli Irawan had problems in his right thigh in his appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics (doc. NOC Indonesia/Naif Al'as).

JAKARTA The problem with the right thigh of lifter Eko Yuli Irawan was not severe even when he appeared in the men's 61 kilograms class at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

This condition made Eko fail to carry out a clean and jerk lift on three occasions at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, WIB night.

Eko was seen crying in pain in the second try. Then, he immediately fell while holding the sick part after failing to lift it on the third try. He was then greeted when he left the competition arena.

The Indonesian team doctor, Andhika Raspati, said that Eko had obtained the problem with the right side thigh since a month ago.

"Earlier, he was offered to be taken by ambulance, but Eko didn't want to. His condition was not that bad, he was still able to walk," he said in an official statement received.

Eko failed twice from three chances in the snatch. In this category, he only managed in the second batch with a load of 135 kilograms, which he previously failed to do in the first batch.

He then raised the lift to 139 kilograms in the third batch, but failed again. The 135 kilograms force is far from China's lifter, Li Fabin, who raised 143 kilograms as well as an Olympic record.

Eko said that he had struggled to the maximum to get a medal again, but his condition could not support him. Apart from thighs, he has also had problems in his knees since last year.

"I apologize to all Indonesian people for not being able to give medals," said the 35-year-old athlete from Metro, Lampung, the.

Paris 2024 is Eko's fifth Olympics. In the previous four Olympics, Eko contributed two bronze medals and won two silver medals.

The two bronze medals were each won in their debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and their second Olympics in London 2012.

The silver medal he won at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo 2020 Olympics. So, the failure in France automatically broke the athlete's Olympic Olympic chain.

The gold medal from the 61 kilogram class of the 2024 Olympics was won by athlete Li Fabin with a total lift of 310 kilograms (snatch 143 kilograms and clean and jerk 167 kilograms).

Meanwhile, Thailand athlete Theerapong Silachai won a silver medal with a total lift of 303 kilograms (snatch 132 kilograms and clean and jerk 171 kilograms).

Next, the bronze medal was won by the United States representative, Morris totaled 298 kilograms (snatch 126 kilograms and clean and jerk 172 kilograms).