sportingnews.com - 8/13/2008
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The Chinese have been cleaning up in weightlifting, the Olympic sport given shortest shrift by network coverage thus far. Only equestrian events have been given less coverage, leading us to propose a merger between the two sports: "horse-lifting." Think about it NBC. Think about it long and hard.
Liao Hui won China's fifth weightlifting gold in Beijing, at one point snatching 190 ...
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Deadspin —
... • This how you sell a story about a horrific weightlifting accident: From The Sporting Blog's Chris Mottram via e-mail:" I'm not good with this stuff either. It's best to just skip to the middle and get it over with. The anticipation is the worst part, I think. All in all, it's no worse than watching skateboarders break their legs." [The Sporting Blog] ...
Take your marks: Olympic Blogs
We Rite Goode —
... , and gym-goers accidentally dropping weights on themselves . Ha. Post length : Short to average; most posts are a few-hundred words, and videos are frequently used. Output : Three-to-four posts per day. Style : Snarky, opinionated, and even ...
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