BETONG: Terengganu weightlifter Mohd Izzan Ismadi broke the national record for clean and jerk en route to winning the gold medal in the boys’ 96kg at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) yesterday.
The 21-year-old lifted 173kg in the clean and jerk to erase the old mark of 170kg set by Terengganu’s Mohd Syahir Tera last year.
Izzan also lifted 140kg in snatch for a total lift of 313kg at the Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan Sports Hall here.
Abdila Iyad Abdul Jalil of Federal Territories won the men’s 96kg silver medal with a total lift of 309kg while Sabah’s Mohd Alianafiah took bronze with 262kg. Terengganu’s Siti Aqilah Farhana Draman set two new national records en route to winning the girl’s over 76kg gold medal yesterday.
The 18-year-old’s 100kg (snatch) and 226kg (total lift) erased the old national marks of 95kg and 225kg set by national weightlifter Sonia Cassendra Masne at the National Junior weightlifting Championships in Jasin, Melaka in 2021.
Aqilah then lifted 126kg in the clean and jerk but failed to better the national record of 130kg, also held by Sonia.
“In the previous edition, I only got silver but, this time, I managed to get the gold medal. I want to thank my parents and coaches who have done so much to help me get the gold today,” she said.
Kedah’s Nur Alya Nabilah Ahmad Nazri (181kg) took silver while Sarawak’s Brickleen Jessie Hiew (160kg) settled for bronze. — Bernama
