The Shard

Went to the weightlifting this evening, 77kg men, which was a lot of fun and had a great atmosphere. I felt very wimpy watching guys my weight lift 200kgs....

Sadly, the IOC pencilpushers wouldn't let Lu Xiaojun try to break the snatch world record (which he held previously) for a second time that evening. He broke it the first time from 174 to 175kg. However, he also broke the world record for the highest total weight lifted with a fantastically tense final clean and jerk. Excellent atmosphere. Here's the shard.

Bye Barbara