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Emily Campbell Retains Commonwealth +86kg Title With Games-Record 278kg

The win forces a choice between chasing Los Angeles Olympic qualification and managing recovery while her public profile grows beyond sport.

Overview

  • Campbell recorded a 115kg snatch and a 163kg clean and jerk for a 278kg total, a new Commonwealth Games total record and a clean-and-jerk Commonwealth record.
  • Malaysia's Siti Aqilah Farhana Draman took silver with a 253kg total and Canada's Etta Mae Love won bronze with 250kg.
  • Campbell, 32, was the first British woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal with silver in Tokyo 2021 and she says she still loves lifting despite the physical toll.
  • She said the Olympic qualifying system requires sustained performances over time and that recovery and long-term planning will shape any bid to compete in Los Angeles.
  • Team England's Cyrille Tchatchet II won silver in the men's 110kg with a 374kg total after a journey from defecting in 2014 and representing the Refugee Team at Tokyo 2021 to becoming eligible for England.