Cool! Lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Recorded The Best In Group B Class 73Kg

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah recorded the best lift in Group B in the men's 73kg weightlifting branch at the Tokyo Olympics, Wednesday, July 28.

Competing with four other lifters who are members of Group B, Rahmat posted a total lift of 342kg, with a snatch of 152kg and a clean and jerk of 190kg, according to the official Olympic records as reported by Antara.

The 21-year-old lifter now only needs to wait for the final results of the 73kg class Group A competition which will start at 18.00 p.m. local time.

Even though he won't be competing in Group A, Rahmat could have won a medal if his total class record in Group B was in the top three from the combined ranking of the two groups.

However, his coach and father, Erwin Abdullah, has set a realistic target, which is to reach the last eight of the Tokyo Olympics.

According to Erwin, the target set was not without reason, considering that Tokyo 2020 was Rahmat's first appearance. In addition, according to him, the competition in the 73kg class is also very tight.

The nine tough lifters in Group A will be competing for medals this afternoon. The lifters include Bozhidar Dimitrov from Bulgaria who has a total lift of 346kg (147kg snatch and 189kg clean and jerk).

In addition, there is also a Japanese host lifter, Miyamoto Masanori with a total force of 335 kg (150 kg snatch and 185 kg clean and jerk). Another participant was Cumming Jr from the United States who had the best total lift of 343kg (155kg snatch and 188kg clean and jerk).

Chinese lifter Shi Zhiyong will be the highlight of the 73kg class. The 27-year-old athlete had the best total lift of 363kg (169kg snatch and 194kg clean and jerk).