National weightlifter Aznil Bidin narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the men’s 65kg weightlifting final at the SEA Games, finishing just 1kg short of the host nation’s Patsaphong Thongsuk here today.
Aznil lifted a total of 306kg, comprising 133kg in the snatch and 173kg in the clean and jerk, while Thongsuk edged him out with 307kg (134kg snatch /173kg clean and jerk) to claim the top spot. The bronze medal went to Indonesia’s Eko Yuli Irawan who amassed 304kg, with 138kg in the snatch and 166kg in the clean and jerk.
“I do feel a sense of disappointment and sadness after missing the gold medal by a small margin, but I have given my best. Perhaps it was not my fortune to get the gold. If I could change anything, it would be perhaps to add more weight in the snatch. If I…