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Sarah Davies achieved the best result ever by a British female at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships when she finished second in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today.
It was Britain's best performance at the event since 1948
Wednesday, 7 April 2021 Britain won its first continental weightlifting title since 1995 and a Bulgarian teenager set four world records on day five of the European Championships in Moscow. Emily Godley took the women's 71 kilograms by a comfortable margin with a total of 227kg, a second great result for Britain in successive days after Sarah Davies finished second in the 64kg on Tuesday. It was Britain’s first senior continental title since Myrtle Augee won in 1995. In a sensational finish to the men’s 81kg the Italian winner Antonino Pizzolato and the Bulgarian Karlos Nasar both surpas...