England's Emily Campbell produces a record-breaking performance in Glasgow to defend her Commonwealth Games title in the women's +86kg weightlifting.

Campbell was the first Team GB woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal when she claimed silver at Tokyo in 2021 England's Emily Campbell said she wanted to show people "you can love what you do and still be absolutely fabulous while you're doing it" as she retained her Commonwealth Games title in the women's +86kg weightlifting. The 32-year-old won gold in the heaviest women's division in Birmingham four years ago and she stepped on to the top of the podium again on Thursday after lifting a Games-record total of 278kg. She also broke the clean and jerk Commonwealth record with 163kg, while she registered a 115kg snatch lift. "As an athlete, you always want to give your best performance, but the reason I've stayed in the sport so long is because I still genuinely enjoy lifting," Campbell said. Her total was 25kg more than the weight managed by Malaysia's Siti Aqilah Farhana Draman, who claimed silver with 253kg. Campbell was the final athlete to step on to the platform, with lions braided into her hair, which was dyed bright red in a nod to Team England's colours. After failing to clear 114kg on her second snatch attempt, she lifted 115kg on her third, a result matched by New Zealand's Tui-Alofa Patolo, who missed out on the medals after managing 130kg in the clean and jerk for a 245kg total.