Weightlifting takes extreme athletic ability. You might be confusing the sport with Powerlifting, which you would be more correct about. But weightlifters are the most powerful of all athletes, who also have to combine that power with the precision and consistency to manipulate their own bodies as well a barbell that…

I’ve watched every weightlifting session from the London Olympics, and I am certain that this didn’t happen. The closest I can think of was the German Matthias Steiner dropping the bar on his neck in the snatch, which didn’t injure him severely, but he pulled out of the competition just to be safe. He has since…