WATCH: Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun reporter Rob Longley from Paris about Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron’s silver medal performance, what Charron was hoping to get out of these Olympics and what it is like to watching weightlifting live.

Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun reporter Rob Longley about Maude Charron's silver medal in weightlifting.{ai:summary}In a smoky Paris café, Toronto Sun's Rob Longley and Rob Wong dive into the heavy lifts of Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron, who snagged silver. She came for glory, but the iron dance had its peculiar thrills, like a slow-burning noir. The clang of competition fills the air as they dissect the agony and ecstasy of Olympic dreams. Weightlifting’s raw spectacle proves an addictive strain against the backdrop of a city steeped in history. #sports

Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron soaks in crowd and Olympic experience

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