Workforce GB has introduced that British weightlifters Rebekah Tiler and Sonny Webster will probably be making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Teen sensation Rebekah Tiler is because of compete within the girls’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 Workforce GB on this Summer season’s Olympic Video games. She’s going to go as reigning British Champion, having taken two British information at the newest British championships. She can also 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 Report holder.
On her choice for Rio, Tiler commented:
Bristolian Webster likewise commented:
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 characterize Workforce GB on the Video games in an Instagram publish earlier immediately, however wished the very best of luck to Tiler within the Summer season Video games.
Tommy Yuletide, the efficiency director at British Weightlifting, has expressed his delight on the collection of Tiler and Webster. In a press release, Yuletide lauded their latest progress and private greatest efforts in latest 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 probably be held from 05-21 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
