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Emily Campbell has made a strong start in the women’s 87kg+ final. After the snatch half of the competition she is three kilograms ahead of her nearest rival, Samoa’s Feagaiga Stowers, with a Games record lift of 124kg. A huge ovation echoes around the arena after her third and final successful lift.Richards completes the sixth of her seven laps and she has recovered well from that minor scare. Richards’ lead over Zoe Cuthbert, now clear in second, is back up to 41 seconds.
The gap back to Cuthbert and Lill comes down to 26 seconds as a result. Two laps to go.The women’s 87kg+ final is about to get under way, half an hour later than scheduled. England’s Emily Campbell, Tokyo 2020 silver medal winner, is the favourite.This is a seriously impressive ride from Richards – her lead has reached 40 seconds at the end of the third lap. She’s had a miserable time of it with injury – a back problem has been a constant pain – and she contracted Covid last month.
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