Emily Goddard Subeditor and reporter

Emily Goddard is a subeditor and reporter for insidethegames.biz. She has broken a number of exclusives including that News International had lost their exclusive deal with London 2012 following the phone-hacking scandal that rocked Britain in 2011, Richard Caborn's future as chairman of the Amateur Boxing Association of England was in danger, and she was also the journalist to report the first comments from the IOC following the Russian anti-gay legislation.

Emily Goddard

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Four world records fall on day three of Weightlifting World Championships

By Brian Oliver at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty

Hui Liao finished with a world record total of 359kg on day three of the IWF World Championships ©Getty ImagesFour world records, sensational performances by Kazakh and Chinese athletes, a silver medallist screaming in agony on the platform, and a noisy crowd who were sometimes too noisy - there was much to savour on a spectacular third day of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.



North Korea put China in their place at Weightlifting World Championships

By Brian Oliver at Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty

North Korea put China in their place again on the second day of the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Almaty ©Almaty 2014North Korea's sensationally powerful weightlifters put China in their place again on the second day of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here and there was heartbreak in the first women's medal event for an injured Turkish athlete who was beaten into second place for the seventh time.