Bulwell weightlifter becomes first Briton to earn a gold medal in female weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games in front of a packed cheering crowd. Emily Campbell was victorious in the women’s +87kg category as she set a new personal best and games record of 124kg in the snatch portion of the event at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
The 28 year old was three kilograms clear of Feagaiga Stowers, the reigning champion. Games records were achieved back and forth by the duo with their opening clean and jerks before Stowers failed on 154kg, allowing Campbell to claim the gold medal.
Campbell still had two lifts to go, and raised the bar again successfully with a lift of 157lb, before executing a 162kg lift. This beat her previous score in the Tokyo Olympics last year by three kilograms, when she won the first Olympic medal for Britain for women's weightlifting.
