The Snape Wood star is competing in the 81kg+ category and hoping to go one better than her silver medal at Tokyo 2020
After years of trial and tribulation, Emily Campbell competes in the Paris Olympics on Sunday morning aiming to go one better than Tokyo and win the gold weightlifting medal. The Snape Wood sensation; now, she hopes to achieve the pinnacle of sporting success, with her dream of winning the first ever Olympic weightlifting gold for Team GB.
So will Emily be able to defy the odds and go one further in France? You can follow updates as they happen via our live blog below.A last shot of smelling salts for Emily before she takes to the stage for her first lift. She's lifting 162kg.Just like in the snatch, Emily has increased the weight she'll start at. She'll begin at 162kg instead of 160kg.
Remember, the winner is the athlete with the greatest total weight across both lifts, added together. The clean and jerk will begin shortly.Park Hyejeong lifts 127kg just after Emily's 126kg - and that's only Park's second attempt. It looks like it might be a battle between those two for the silver medal.
Her family is sporty, just like her. Mum Lynda threw discus to county level, and sister Kelsie competed for Jamaica in the swimming World Championships.England's Emily Campbell celebrates winning the Women's 87+ KG Final at The NEC on day six of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Picture date: Wednesday August 3, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story COMMONWEALTH Weightlifting. Photo credit should read: Isaac Parkin/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions.
Admittedly "good at most things" in PE, she only started weightlifting at the age of 21. Originally a competitor in athletics, she began weightlifting so she could get stronger for her hammer and shot put.
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