Weightlifters suffer with high altitude at World Champs

Competing at high altitude has caused problems for many athletes and
led to a huge number of no-lifts at the International Weightlifting
Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogotá, the fifth highest
capital city in the world at more than 2,600 metres.

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