JAKARTA - Indonesia's mainstay weightlifter, Rizki Juniansyah, managed to win a gold medal at the 2025 SEA Games and broke the world record in his own name.
Rizki performed amazingly to become the best in the 79 kilogram men's class at the Chonburi Sports School, Chonburi, on Monday, December 15, 2025. It was the 50th gold medal for Indonesia at the biennial multi-sport event.
The athlete, who was born in Serang, Banten, was entitled to the highest podium after recording a total of 365 kilograms and breaking the personal record of clean and jerk with a force of 205 kilograms.
Rizki started his fight in Thailand with a fantastic snatch. In that number, the athlete who won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics managed to do a lift weighing 160 kilograms.
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The 22-year-old athlete then performed perfectly in the clean and jerk division, which is his mainstay. As a result, he succeeded in making a new world record, breaking the 2025 World Championships record in October with 204 kilograms to his name.
Meanwhile, the silver medal from the 79 kilogram class was won by Muhammad Erry Hidayat (Malaysia) who recorded a total of 336 kilograms (snatch 149 kilograms and clean and jerk 187 kilograms).
Next, the bronze medal belongs to Natthawut Suepsuan. The host Thailand's weightlifter recorded a total of 335 kilograms (snatch 155 kilograms and clean and jerk 180 kilograms).
The latest gold in Thailand made Rizki continue his positive results in the Southeast Asian arena. He previously also won a gold medal from the 73 kilogram event at the 2023 SEA Games which took place in Cambodia.
Currently, Indonesia is still firmly in second place in the provisional standings for the 2025 SEA Games with 51 gold, 58 silver, and 56 bronze. Meanwhile, the host Thailand is unshakable in first place with 134 gold, 78 silver, 47 bronze.
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