'Ultimate goal' for Rizki is Olympics

Rizki Juniansyah broke the clean and jerk world record en route to the men's 79kg gold at the SEA Games on Dec 15.

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"I'm touched and proud, but my ultimate goal is the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. My goal is to compete there," he said after the competition at Chonburi Sports School, as quoted by the Indonesian media.

The 22-year-old, who claimed Olympic gold in the 73kg category at the Paris Games in 2024, competed in a higher weight class this time. He opened with a solid 160kg snatch, building a 5kg lead heading into the clean and jerk.

Rizki then successfully lifted 205kg in the clean and jerk - 1kg more than the 204kg world record he had set just months earlier at the world championships in October.