Emily Campbell made Team GB history when she won a Silver Medal in Weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020/2021 Olympics, becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic medal in Weightlifting and today on my podcast, 'Reign with Josh Smith' she opens up about the jaw dropping prejudice and criticism she faces as a 'strong woman.' Listen to the full interview on my podcast here:

I loved talking to Emily, because there really aren't many athletes who are raising AND SNATCHING the bar in every sense of the word quite like the hilarious Emily Campbell.

You might remember watching Emily at the Tokyo Olympics weight lifting her way to history by winning a silver medal, making her the first British female weightlifter to win a medal at the Olympics. AND she did it with a Union Jack space bun hairdo, like the icon she is.

Alongside being a Commonwealth Games champion, European champion, and double world champion medalist, Emily is a game changer for body positivity in sport, doing it for the strong gals, and reminding everyone that no matter what your body may look like, you are capable of anything.

She is also a role model for putting yourself out there and getting what you want, even when the obstacles are stacked against you. I think you are going to feel so inspired by Emily’s journey; from living with her parents at 27 years-old to becoming an Olympic athlete.

Emily also talks about how proud and 'excited she is that Weightlifting is a game changing sport for inclusivity after at the Tokyo Olympics Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics AND whilst other sports are banning trans athletes, USA powerlifting recently ruled that trans women could compete in the sport in a landmark case.

Plus, if you didn’t think weight lifting was for you - think again - I am off to go lift some weights straight after this episode, I am MOTIVATED! I’ll let you know how that goes... If you are just as inspired by Emily as I was make sure you check out the full podcast episode - there is plenty more chat and inspiring words from Emily there - and please get in touch (follow me across social media @joshsmithhosts) I love chatting to you! Love, Josh xxx

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