Weightlifting pioneer Emily Campbell: ‘As women our body is always a journey’

Weightlifting pioneer Emily Campbell: ‘As women our body is always a journey’

The first British woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal is a favourite for more success in Paris

Before Emily Campbell walked on stage for her final lift in the Tokyo 2020 Games, she breathed out hard, shouted a battle cry and strode purposefully forward. She walked to the barbell, fixed her stance, eyes straight ahead.

Seconds later she made history, lifting a British and Commonwealth clean and jerk record of 161kg to take silver and become the first female British weightlifter to win an Olympic medal. She sank to her hands and knees with a scream of release, tears streaming down her face.

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