Iraqi dreams of lifting Olympic gold

Karrar Mohammed Jawad became the first Iraqi to win gold medals for two years in a row at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships, held last September in Slovakia. The 17-year-old was hopeful of winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics, but unfortunately he suffered a hand injury while competing in the Asian championships which was the qualifying event for the Olympics. His father is a former lifter and also the trainer for the Iraqi youth team, and Karrar explains how he got into the spo