Webster and Tiler Selected for British Olympic Weightlifting Team

Two younger athletes have been named to the British group headed to Rio.

Staff GB has introduced that British weightlifters Rebekah Tiler and Sonny Webster will likely be making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Teen sensation Rebekah Tiler is because of compete within the ladies’s -69kg class, whereas Sonny Webster, 22, will fly the flag for Nice Britain within the males’s -94kg division.

17-year-old Tiler, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, is about to be one of many youngest athletes for Staff GB on this Summer time’s Olympic Video games. She is going to go as reigning British Champion, having taken two British information at the newest British championships. She can be the gold medal winner on the Youth Commonwealth Video games. Sonny Webster is likewise the present British Champion and completed fifth on the 2014 Commonwealth Video games, in addition to being an U23 British Document holder.

On her choice for Rio, Tiler commented:

“I’m so excited and honoured to be representing Staff GB in Rio this summer season; it’s a dream come true and one thing I’ve wished ever since I received into the game. The subsequent few weeks of preparation are so necessary and…I’m 100% targeted on making certain that I’m in the very best situation heading into Rio.”

Bristolian Webster likewise commented:

“The Olympics is undoubtedly the most important stage for the game. I’ve been coaching effectively and my current efficiency on the British Championships has given me a improbable platform to construct on; the subsequent few weeks of preparation are completely essential.”

Former feminine favorite Zoe Smith was taken out of the operating with a dislocated shoulder on the British Championships final month. Smith expressed her disappointmentto not signify Staff GB on the Video games in an Instagram put up earlier at present, however wished the very best of luck to Tiler within the Summer time Video games.

Tommy Yuletide, the efficiency director at British Weightlifting, has expressed his satisfaction on the choice of Tiler and Webster. In an announcement, Yuletide lauded their current progress and private greatest efforts in current nationwide and worldwide competitions, stating that all teaching focus will now be on giving their greatest likelihood of performing effectively in Rio.

Nice Britain has gained seven medals in Olympic weightlifting – one gold, three silver, and three bronze. The newest was gained by David Mercer in Los Angeles in 1984.

The 2016 Olympic Video games will likely be held from 05-21 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.