PB PABSI Send 11 Lifters To IWF Grand Prix II In Doha As Qualification For The 2024 Olympics

Indonesian men's lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah conducted a snatch in the 73 kilogram final

JAKARTA - The Executive Board of the Indonesian Weightlifting Association (PB PABSI) has prepared an Indonesian weightlifting team to compete in the IWF Grand Prix II in Doha, Qatar, which is also the qualification for the 2024 Olympics. on 4-14 December.

This team consists of five male athletes, including Satrio Adi Nugroho, Muhammad Ibhul Rizqih, Eko Yuli Irawan, Ricko Saputra, and Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, as well as six female athletes, including Siti Nafisatul Hariroh, Juliana Klarisa, Natasya Beteyob, Sarah, Tsabitha Alfiah Ramadani, and Nurul Akmal.

The team manager, Pura Darmawan, stated that the team will depart on December 1 and take part in the final verification on December 2, with the match starting around December 3. They hope to give the best results for Indonesia.

"The plan is that we will depart on December 1, then on December 2 will follow the final verification, and start competing around December 3," said Pura. We ask for prayers so that Indonesian athletes who appear in Qatar can present the best results," he added.

At the IWF Grand Prix I in Havana, Cuba, the Indonesian team managed to bring home nine gold medals and one silver medal. This achievement gave a positive boost ahead of the Grand Prix II in Doha, which is also a qualifying event for the 2024 Olympics.

At the last edition of the Olympics, namely the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Indonesia sent five lifters in total. They are Eko Yuli Irawan (61 kilograms of men), Deni (67 kilograms of men), Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73 kilograms of men), Windy Cantika (49 kilograms of women), and Nurul Akmal (+87 kilograms of women).

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, one of Indonesia's mainstay lifters, won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the 73 kilograms class by setting a new record. Even though at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics only Rahmat brought home the medal, Indonesia's weightlifting has consistently contributed by winning seven silver medals and eight bronze medals since 2000 Sydney