Journey of Young Lifters to World Stage

Kompas/Denty Piawai Nastitie

Participants of Satria Remaja II Weighlifting Open National Championship waiting for their turn to perform in GOR Pemuda Klebengan, Yogyakarta, Thursday (2/11). As many as 144 athletes from 14 provinces and 33 clubs participate in the competition.

For the sake of becoming world weightlifting stars, young weightlifters are willing to sacrifice their playing time and use it to train hard instead. They don’t even complain about the lack of equipment. It is this determination that will mould them into great weightlifters.

The young weightlifters are currently putting their competitive mentality to the test at the Satria Remaja II Open National Championship in Yogyakarta from 1-6 November. The young lifters, who are mostly from underprivileged families, come from several different regions, using various strategies to get to the competition.