Lifter Eko Yuli Irawan Dominates Vietnam SEA Games, Wins Gold - engteco_sport Tempo.co

2022-05-21 23:19:32 By : Ms. Sally Liang

Indonesian weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan in action during the 61 kg weightlifting event at the 2020 Olympics at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2021. Eko Yuli won a silver medal after placing second with a total force of 302 kilograms.REUTERS/Edgard GarridoTEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan continues his dominance in the competition in Southeast Asia in the men's 61 kg class at the Vietnam SEA Games.He won a gold medal while performing at the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center, Friday, May 20, 2022.The Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist secured his sixth consecutive SEA Games gold after recording a total of 290 kg, with details of the snatch 135 kg and clean and jerk 155 kg.Eko, a lifter who has appeared in four Olympics, opened the snatch with a weight of 130 kg on the first occasion.Eko also smoothly did a 135 Kg lift on the second try.However, the 32-year-old lifter failed to complete the 138 kg lift at the last opportunity.Even so, he still excelled in the snatch category with the best record of 135 kg.In the clean and jerk category, Eko actually managed to lift 155 kg in the first try.However, the force was declared invalid by the jury.Luckily, Eko managed to finish the batch and ensured the 61 Kg class gold medal which was also Indonesia's first weightlifting gold."Alhamdulillah, I can donate gold again to Indonesia. Whenever needed, I am always ready to defend Indonesia," said Eko.The silver medal in the 61 kg class was won by Malaysian lifter Aznil Bin Bidin Muhammad with a total force of 287 kg.Ngoc Trung Nguyen from Vietnam secured the bronze with a total force of 286 kg.In the edition of the SEA Games in the Philippines, Eko got gold and set a record when he posted a total force of 309 kg.He recorded a snatch of 140 kg and a clean and jerk of 169 kg.Eko Yuli Irawan's best record is currently at 317 kg (143 kg snap and 174 kg clean and jerk), which was recorded at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.Read: Badminton SEA Games Vietnam Results: 2 Indonesian Women's Singles to the SemifinalsGet exclusive and in-depth news summaries according to your chosen topic by reading Tempo's selected newsletterUstaz Abdul Somad, who is popularly known as UAS, admitted that he had been deported from Singapore.He uploaded a video of the atmosphere at immigration.