REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Indonesian lifter Rizki Juniansyah managed to win two gold medals at the 2025 IWF Weightlifting World Championships in Forde, Norway, early Tuesday morning WIB. Rizki performed brilliantly in the men's 79 kilogram class, taking gold in the Clean and Jerk categories and total force.

Rizki set a new world record while competing in the Clean and Jerk category with a weight of 204 kilograms, which also ensured him a gold medal. Another gold medal went to Rizki from the total force category with a force of 361 kilograms, consisting of 157 kilograms in the Snatch and 204 kilograms in the Clean and Jerk.

In addition to the gold, Rizki also took home a bronze medal in the Snatch category after successfully lifting 157 kilograms. However, he failed in his second and third attempts with a force of 162 kilograms.

Meanwhile, fellow Indonesian lifter, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, managed to win the silver medal in the Clean and Jerk category with a total weight of 203 kilograms. North Korean lifter, Ri Chong-song, earned a silver medal in the total force with 360 kilograms and a gold medal in the Snatch category with a force of 163 kilograms.

The bronze medal for the total force was won by Egyptian lifter, Mohamed Younes, with a total force of 360 kilograms, and the Clean and Jerk category bronze was awarded to South Korean lifter, Son Hyeon-ho, with a force of 198 kilograms.

Earlier, another Indonesian lifter, Eko Yuli Irawan, won the bronze medal in the men's 65-kilogram class with a total weight of 137 kilograms last Saturday.

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