Emily Campbell secures sensational world championship silver

Emily Campbell overcame testing conditions and a slow start to secure a sensational silver medal at the IWF World Championships in Colombia.

The Olympic silver medallist lifted a total of 287kg in the +87kg class, overcoming a difficult first clean and jerk to claim silverware.

Campbell hit a career best of 165kg to bounce back from her first dropped lift and finish behind only Olympic champion Li Wenwen, who took gold with a total of 311kg.

And surrounded by the world's best in Bogota, Campbell was impressed with her efforts despite feeling the effects of the climate.

"I've done a lot of good prep for this and I never miss jerks, it’s one thing I never do, but I felt all over the place," she said.

"This altitude really gets to you and after that last jerk I felt like I was in another world.

"Looking at that scoreboard, there’s a lot of blue [good lifts] on there.

"You'd think it would be harder for us, at the higher weights at this altitude but that's a good effort all round, a good session."

Campbell had to work hard for a podium finish after missing her first clean and jerk at 157kg.

Her overall score of 122-165-287 marginally beat Thailand's Duangaksorn Chaidee, who made six from six for third place on 126-160-286.

The silver upgrades Campbell’s bronze medal from Uzbekistan in 2021.

In the 64kg class, Zoe Smith finished ninth with a total of 209kg whilst Catrin Jones lifted 186kg for 12th in the 55kg class.

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