YOGYAKARTA - Rizki Juniansyah will make his debut in the 2022 Weightlifting World Championship which will be held in Colombia on December 5-16. Apart from Rizki, there are 11 other lifters from Indonesia who will appear in the international event.
Rizki Juniansyah represented Indonesia in the men's 73 kg class. He will compete against his senior in Pelatnas, namely Rahmat Erwin Abdullah. The 18-year-old athlete stated that he was ready to show his strength against other lifters.
Although still young, Rizki Juniansyah has made the nation proud in the international arena. He has collected several awards, namely 3 gold medals in international championships. Thanks to his brilliant achievements, many people are looking for Rizki's profile or background.
Rizki Juniansyah was born in Banten in 2003. Rizki's father, Muhammad Yassin, is an athlete and chairman of the All-Indonesian Weightlifting Association (Pabsi) Banten.
This young, single athlete is known to have joined the Banten POM Training Center since 2019 when he was 15 years old. Rizki made an achievement by breaking the junior class world record.
Rizki trained hard and disciplined to develop his career in weightlifting. Thanks to his hard work, Rizki managed to advance in the competition held in Uzbekistan.
Rizki Juniansyah was able to surprise the public with his achievements in world championships. Rizki won medals from 3 different categories of 73 kg class in the Junior World Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Champion World Champion World Championship which was held in Tashkent City, Uzbekistan in 2021.
Rizki also managed to break the world record in the IWF Junior World Champions weightlifting championship. He managed to record a best snatch of 155 kg, a clean and jerk of 194 kg and a total lift of 349 kg. Rizki's previous record, namely a best snatch of 145 kg, a clean and jerk of 180 kg and a total lift of 325 kg. Previously, at the 2022 Vietnam SEA Games, Rizki won a silver medal.
At the 2022 Asian Youth & Junior Championsip Weightlifting Championship in Taskent, Uzbekistan on July 15-22 2022, Rizki managed to make achievements. Rizki managed to win three golds and break one world record. Rizki successfully set a snatch record from 156 kg to 157 kg, clean and jerk 182 kg, and a total lift of 339 kg.
Taking the top position in the 73 kg class, Rizki Juniansyah had to compete with an Indian lifter named Sheuli Achinta who scored a snatch of 141 kg, clean and jerk of 172 kg, and a total lift of 313 kg.
In addition, Rizki was also overshadowed by a Russian lifter named Serobian in third place. Serobian recorded a record snatch of 143 kg, clean and jerk of 165 kg, and a total lift of 308 kg.
Rizki Juniansyah's achievement received appreciation from Hadi Wihardja Binpres PABSI. Hadi said that Rizki had made a lot of progress while in the long-term National Training Center.
Chairman of the Central KONI, Marciano Norman, also expressed his pride in Rizki Juniansyah. Marciano congratulated Rizki for making Indonesia proud on the world stage.
That is the profile and achievements of Rizki Juniansyah as a young Indonesian athlete in weightlifting. In the Weightlifting World Championship he will face, Rizki will optimisticly challenge his seniors.
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