Women weightlifters out to prove their worth

Azizah Fadzil: 'Malaysia have never sent a women’s team before. So, the onus is on us to go out there and prove ourselves.'

KUALA LUMPUR: Palembang, Indonesia, has been a happy hunting ground for weightlifter Azizah Fadzil.

At the 2011 SEA Games, Azizah set a national record in the 53kg category with a lift of 97kg in the clean and jerk and equalled Raihan Yusof’s lift of the 79kg in the snatch event for a a total of 176.