Guardian Sport
UK · 12 mins ago
Madias Ngake’s live movie script ends with weightlifting silver for England
Nagake gave up sport after representing Cameroon
‘I never believed that I would ever be here’
First Madias Ngake lifted the weight of an upright piano to her shoulders. Then, with another staggering act of power and defiance, she sent a 128kg barbell high above her head.
And, just like that, the 34-year-old Team England weightlifter had won a silver medal and written one of the most remarkable stories of these Games.
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