The weightlifter finishes eighth in the men’s 61kg event at the IWF World Cup in Phuket.
Aniq Kasdan remains eighth on the Olympic qualifying ranking. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: National weightlifter Aniq Kasdan is the sixth Malaysian to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after finishing eighth in the men’s 61kg event at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Phuket, Thailand today.
The 21-year-old managed to lift a total of 290 kg, 125 kg to place 13th for the snatch and 165 kg for the clean and jerk to place sixth.
“Aniq is through to the 2024 Olympics even with a less satisfactory performance as he failed to hit the overall lifting total of 300kg,” Malaysian Weightlifting Federation president Ayub Rahmat told Bernama when contacted today.
Aniq remains eighth on the Olympic qualifying ranking, with a total lift of 296 kg, which is the national record, set during the International Weightlifting Championship in Qatar last December.
Only the top 10 ranked athletes in the Olympic qualifiers automatically qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled to take place from July 26 to Aug 11.
Fellow Malaysian Aznil Bidin could only manage a 10th place finish with a total lift of 284kg, while China’s Li Fabin emerged as champion with a total lift of 312kg, followed by North Korean Park Myongjin who took the silver (301kg) and Ceniza John of the Philippines, who took the bronze (300kg).
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