Emily in Paris: Campbell does heavy lifting for Team GB with milestone bronze

Emily Campbell on her way to bronze during the women's weightlifting +81kg category at South Paris Arena. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

It was a brilliant bronze for Emily (Campbell) in Paris on the closing day of the 2024 Olympic Games, as the +81kg category lifter hit a lifetime best to get to the podium.

Campbell’s bronze finished the Great British medal haul in style, taking the GB tally to 65 – one more than in Tokyo. In doing so, she became the first British weightlifter to win two Olympic medals in more than half a century, having taken a silver three years ago.