Weightlifting is becoming an increasingly popular sport thanks to its proven benefits as part of an efficient fitness routine. Three badass women are representing Team GB in Tokyo this year, including 27-year-old Zoë Smith, from Greenwich.
Smith interestingly got her start in gymnastics but pivoted at age 12 when she was asked to make up the numbers for the Greenwich weightlifting team at the 2012 London Youth Games. At her first Olympics in London, she broke the British clean and jerk record. She, unfortunately, missed the Rio Games in 2016 due to a shoulder dislocation, but as she's currently ranked sixth in the world for her weight class, she's in a good position to help bring gold home to England in Tokyo this summer.
Sport: Weightlifting
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