Who the f*** are these no-marks mocking Zoe Smith? It's the first time I've actually seen her and - quite aside from the fact that even if she looked like Nora Batty it would be nobody's business and have no bearing on her ability to lift f***-off heavy weights above her head - she's not ugly anyway FFS!!! Has the whole world gone f***ing mad?
Weightlifting is such an accessible and elemental sport. You don't need loads of fancy equipment, or expensive arenas...lots of poorer people in poorer countries do it because of that. You either lift it or you don't, no judges marks or anything (apart from if you stand still long enough) and the intensity and courage of these people is amazing. The whole thing of it has fascinated me.
The women amaze me. How an 9 stone women can lift well over 2 times their own body weight is amazing. Next time the wife wants help with the shopping I might just point it out to her!
I had a friend, whilst at college, who did the weights. He lifted me above his head. I was about 11 stone at the time. That was amazing, scared the crap out of me.
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By all accounts she'll do well to make the top ten but is definitely one for the future.
The whole thing of it has fascinated me.
I was about 11 stone at the time. That was amazing, scared the crap out of me.