Very short post tonight as I just go back from a vacation of limited interweb.
While I was sorry not to see Holley Mangold or Sarah Robles win any Olympics medals, kudos to them for their attempts. I know Holley hurt her wrist so she lifted 30kg less than her best. I hope to see them at the next summer Olympics in 2016.
That being said, the winner of the Gold medal in Women's heavy weight lifting was this woman Zhou Lulu of China:
All together, she lifted about 734 lbs.
The silver was won by Tatiana Kashirina who was only 2 kilograms short of beating Lulu Zhou. However she did managed to beat two world records.
Both women would be considered obese by American standards. Zhou Lulu would be considered morbidily obese. If she lived in America, she would probably be pushed by pundits, academicians, doctors, and the weight loss industry to lose weight.
She also probably faces immense social stigma in china where in general ideal women are seen as petite and passive. Congratulations to her!
Posted by: Gaayathri | August 27, 2012 at 12:51 AM