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Indonesia skyrocketed to ninth position, after three golds were collected by female lifter Siti Nafisatul Hariroh at the Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) 2021 Konya. The Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) said Siti raised Indonesia's ranking when she dropped in the women's 45 kg weightlifting class.

Appearing at the Konya International Fair Center, Thursday (11/8/2022), Siti showed her prowess by posting a total lift of 159kg. He succeeded in snatch 71kg and clean & jerk 88 kg which made him win three gold medals in each class.

“I feel very happy to win the first gold medal for Indonesia and I didn't expect this result because I never expected to get a gold medal. I dedicate this to Indonesia, my parents, and my coach," said Siti after the match, as quoted from NOC Indonesia, Friday (12/8/2022).

Siti immediately excelled when she started her first snack, which was 66 kg. In the second attempt, the coaching team gave Siti an additional 3 kg, which she managed to lift again.

Siti perfected her snatch in the third attempt as she successfully lifted 71 kg and strengthened her position among her competitors. She then added to his advantage through the clean & jerk class.

On the first try, Siti managed to lift 85 kg. Similar success also occurred in the second experiment, which was 88 kg.

It's just that on the third try, when the coaching team targeted 91 kg, Siti failed, so her total lift was 159 kg, and was entitled to three gold medals. The agreement in the technical meeting (TM) for weightlifting decided that each class competed for a medal in each class.

The silver medal was won by the host representative, Cansu Bektas, who collected a total of 151 kg (65 kg snap and 86 kg clean & jerk). The bronze was secured by Azerbaijan lifter Nabila Ismayilova who posted 121 kg (54 kg snap and 121 kg clean & jerk).

Besides Siti, Indonesian men's lifter Satrio Adi Nugroho has the right to win three bronze medals in the men's 55 kg class. The result was obtained after Satrio posted a total lift of 244 kg (110 kg snap and 134 kg clean & jerk).

Arli Chontey (Kazakhstan) won two gold from a total of 253 kg and clean & jerk 139 kg and one silver for the snatch 114 kg. Saudi Arabian lifter Mansour Alsaleem won one gold in the 115 kg snatch and two silvers in the 137 kg clean & jerk for a total lift of 252 kg.

Another additional medal that Indonesia got was presented by Emilia Nova. She won a bronze medal in the women's 100 m hurdles by posting a time of 13.59 seconds.

Turkish athlete Sevval Ayaz got gold with a time of 13.21 seconds. He was followed by Naomi Akakpo (Togo) who won silver with a time of 13.40 seconds. (RRI)