Emily Campbell cooks up weightlifting gold: ‘MasterChef was more nerve-racking’

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By the time Emily Campbell stepped on to the platform for a final time on Thursday, the women’s +86kg weightlifting final had all the fervour of a revivalist meeting. Everyone was cheering. There were loud shouts and exhortations. People who didn’t know a snatch from a clean and jerk two hours before had become instant converts. It was the Campbell Effect in action again. But the double Olympic medallist wasn’t finished there. “Emily is not satisfied with a gold medal,” said the announcer. “She’s not satisfied with a CWG [Commonwealth Games] record. She wants more!” The clean and jerk bar had been set to 160kg. But the army volunteers whose…

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