"I was at an all-boys school so everybody's shouting (jock voice), 'Hey, what's up faggot!' The weightlifting gave me some kind of physical presence.
The weightlifting men's +105kg final is at 7pm; and there are two golds going in the Greco-Roman wrestling: in the men's 66kg and the men's 98kg.
Photograph: Luke MacGregor/ Reuters 11.19am BST Federated States of Micronesia's Manuel Minginfel raises his powdered fist during the weightlifting men's 62kg group B event at The Excel Centre.
I got to do the boxing, the weightlifting … It was nice to show the breadth of my physical being on stage without someone saying, 'Can you make that softer?'" Erivo's muscles aren't even the most powerful thing about her.
The road to London 11-17 April 2011 European Championships in Kazan 5-13 November 2011 World Championships/Olympic qualification event in Paris 10-11 December 2011 Olympic test event in London The stage The ExCeL in London's Docklands will be the venue for the weightlifting events in 2012.
Britain's Zoe Smith has withdrawn from the weightlifting world championships in Kazakhstan because of a virus.
There are two key features that make Tonal different from the weightlifting machines you'll find in the gym.
Her husband, Ian, is also a Clydesider - keeping time and scores and assisting commentators at the weightlifting events.
Itte Detenamo competed in the Group B of heavyweight class, fifteenth and last event of the weightlifting.
And when the people who made the documentary started shopping it around, MTV was more interested in the weightlifting aspect and the fact that I was larger.
Nauru earned a berth for the weightlifting event in the Oceania and South Pacific Olympic Weightlifting Championships in 2008 and a chance to send participants in swimming and athletics events, but chose to send only a weightlifter.
