Weightlifting. They call it the loneliest sport…it was better then hoped. Nail biting. Some absolute gems of characters in there – I’d award the Kazakstani trainer if I could, a jumping bean if ever you saw one. I doubt he realised he was being filmed at every possible moment. he nearly stole the show. But the Women’s 69 kilo DPRK winner Rim Jong Sim won out. Every competitor expelled a grunt, wheeze or kind of meditative exhalation before pumping some serious iron. But Rim…mewed? Like a kitten. Extraordinary. And so the competition rested at 261 kilograms. It’s been a few years since I’ve heard the North Korean national anthem – having been there it’s practically pumped out on loop so I probably should’ve been able to sing along…
