Lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Is More Confident In Facing The 2023 Asian Games Thanks To The Results At The World Championships

Indonesian lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah. (Photo via Antara)

Indonesian lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah achieved extraordinary results at the 2023 World Championships or IWF World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last weekend.

In the world championship, the athlete from South Sulawesi brought home one gold and one silver and broke the world record for the types of Clean and Jerry in the 81kg class.

He was even more confident in looking at the Hangzhou Asian Games, China on September 23- October 3. The achievement in Riyadh is a valuable asset. "At the Asian Games later I will appear in the 73kg class so I try to lose weight and focus on improving the lift. Insha Allah, I will try to perform as well as possible," said Erwin, as confiscated from Antara. He admitted that he did not think that he could break the record of the Clean and Jerk world which became his mainstay 'gun' by lifting the 209kg load from the previous record 208kg which was created by a 19-year-old lifter from Bulgaria Nasar Karlos May Hasan at the 2021 World Championship. "I didn't expect it before, even though I was just playing games, it turned out to be successful," said the lifter nicknamed the King Clean and Jerk.

Secretary General of the Indonesian Weightlifting Association (PABSI) Djoko Pramono said Rahmat Erwin's achievements were very proud. Moreover, Eko Yuli Irawan also contributed two silver medals. "Indeed, we did not come home from Saudi Arabia with many medals. However, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah's achievements in breaking world records are very proud," said Djoko, who said that he did not burden the lifter with the medal target at the world championship.

"They appeared only to catch the ticket quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics. While their main target was the Hangzhou Asian Games, China. This is also part of our strategy to keep their peak performance so that in the Asian Games they can make the best achievements," said Djoko. However, Saudi Arabia can provide an overview of the work of Eko Yuli Irawan and Rahmat Erwin Abdullah to achieve the best achievements at the 2022 Asian Games. However, Djoko Pramono said he did not want to boast and promises to be grandiose.