Commonwealth Games 2014: Damon Kelly battles to bronze in dramatic end to weightlifting

By Phil Lutton
Updated August 1 2014 - 9:46am, first published 7:38am
 Bronze medalist Damon Kelly of Australia competes in the Men's +105kg final at Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre during day eight of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 31, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.  (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Bronze medalist Damon Kelly of Australia competes in the Men's +105kg final at Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre during day eight of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 31, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Australian colossus Damon Kelly, the man with the most fearsome beard in the Village, has overcome a year of injuries to take home a courageous bronze in a superheavyweight competition that capped off a dramatic week for the sport at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.