Indonesian Rizki shatters Games record, Erry stumbles


Heaving to victory: Indonesia’s Rizki Juniansyah in action during the men’s 73kg category at the Weightlifting Olympics Complex. ­— FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

IT was a poor show for Erry Hidayat in a day when Indonesian weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah hogged the limelight after setting a new SEA Games record en route to capturing the gold in the men’s 73kg in Cambodia.

Rizki, who won a silver in the World Championships in Bogota, Colombia, last year was the favourite for the gold in the biennial Games and he did not disappoint.

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