Silver medallist Campbell picked for second Olympics

Olympic metallic medallist Emily Campbell will beryllium Great Britain's sole weightlifter astatine nan 2024 Paris Games.

The 30-year-old will compete successful nan +81kg category.

Campbell made history astatine Tokyo 2020 erstwhile she go nan first British female to win a weightlifting medal astatine nan Olympics.

"Paris is group to beryllium a very typical Games and I cannot hold to get retired location and put connected a show," she said.

Team GB cook de ngo Mark England said: "I tin deliberation of fewer athletes who made specified an effect astatine their first Games arsenic Emily did successful Tokyo.

"Not only did she go an Olympic medallist, but importantly she has utilized her level to animate countless young people, and peculiarly young girls, to effort weightlifting and understand it tin beryllium a athletics for everyone."

The weightlifting successful Paris will return spot from 7-11 August, pinch Campbell group to compete successful nan +81kg class connected nan last day.