Nottingham's Emily Campbell has become the first British female weightlifter to win an Olympic medal claiming +87kg silver.
The 27-year-old of Bulwell lifted a total of 283kg as China's Li Wenwen won gold with a new Olympic record of 320kg.
She was making her Olympic debut in Tokyo and was fourth after the snatch but moved on to the podium with successive clean and jerk lifts of 156kg and 161kg.
Sarah Robles of the USA won bronze with a total of 282kg.
Emily's younger sister, Kelsie Campbell, previously told Nottinghamshire Live she was “nervous” but has the “utmost confidence” that she would bring home a medal.
Emily entered the tournament as reigning European champion after winning the +90kg category at the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow earlier this year.
The 27-year-old also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with a further bronze from the 2019 European Championships to her name.
Meanwhile, earlier in the competition, transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard failed to record a successful lift.
The New Zealander became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics in a different gender category to the one in which they were born.
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