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| European strongest woman from Sheffield 'over the moon' with win | European strongest woman from Sheffield 'over the moon' with win |
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| Athlete Laura Hollywood says she now wants to compete for a world title | Athlete Laura Hollywood says she now wants to compete for a world title |
| A woman who has been crowned Europe's Strongest Woman said she felt "over the moon" to have won the event. | A woman who has been crowned Europe's Strongest Woman said she felt "over the moon" to have won the event. |
| Laura Hollywood, from Sheffield, took gold in the under 73kg (11st 7lb) category in the Official Strongman European Championship, held at the Barbican in York. | Laura Hollywood, from Sheffield, took gold in the under 73kg (11st 7lb) category in the Official Strongman European Championship, held at the Barbican in York. |
| Points were awarded for each of five events across two days, after which the personal trainer came out in top spot. | |
| The 36-year-old said: "I was not expecting it but I deserve it because I work hard." | The 36-year-old said: "I was not expecting it but I deserve it because I work hard." |
| Training for the event was draining but fulfilling, Laura says | Training for the event was draining but fulfilling, Laura says |
| The event involved challenges that saw competitors lift about three times their bodyweight over the weekend, Ms Hollywood said. | The event involved challenges that saw competitors lift about three times their bodyweight over the weekend, Ms Hollywood said. |
| "There was a two-hour gap between events and it was emotionally draining," she said. | "There was a two-hour gap between events and it was emotionally draining," she said. |
| "Lots of adrenaline and getting hyped-up, then after the event you have to calm down and then get ready for the next one." | "Lots of adrenaline and getting hyped-up, then after the event you have to calm down and then get ready for the next one." |
| Ms Hollywood said she had gone through "really intense" training ahead of the competition, which included at least 12 hours of workouts a week and eating about 3,000 calories a day. | Ms Hollywood said she had gone through "really intense" training ahead of the competition, which included at least 12 hours of workouts a week and eating about 3,000 calories a day. |
| "It's been a hard run," she said. | "It's been a hard run," she said. |
| "It becomes a job in itself just eating enough." | "It becomes a job in itself just eating enough." |
| She said her diet was not particularly strict but included lots of protein such as steak, along with fibre and cake and biscuits: "I don't particularly enjoy cooking, but I enjoy eating." | She said her diet was not particularly strict but included lots of protein such as steak, along with fibre and cake and biscuits: "I don't particularly enjoy cooking, but I enjoy eating." |
| Ms Hollywood said she became involved in weightlifting "by accident" when she attended a class and found she was good at it. | Ms Hollywood said she became involved in weightlifting "by accident" when she attended a class and found she was good at it. |
| "I did some local competitions in Rotherham and it just grew from there," she said. | "I did some local competitions in Rotherham and it just grew from there," she said. |
| "I look up to Chloe Brennan, the champion last year, and I was in awe of her and thought 'I can never do that, but it'd be great if I could'. | "I look up to Chloe Brennan, the champion last year, and I was in awe of her and thought 'I can never do that, but it'd be great if I could'. |
| "Then there I was holding the trophy and I'm over the moon." | "Then there I was holding the trophy and I'm over the moon." |
| In November, she is planning to travel to Texas to take part in the Official Strongman Games world finals. | In November, she is planning to travel to Texas to take part in the Official Strongman Games world finals. |
| Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North | Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North |
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