Yahoo Sports· 59m ago· 1 min read
It has been quite the summer for weightlifter Alex MacKay.
In between training for her first Commonwealth Games, she graduated with a medical degree from Dundee University.
You would forgive her for not, in her own words, performing at her best, as the 23-year-old finished seventh in the women's weightlifting 49kg category.
But she relished her Commonwealth Games debut - and is keen for more.
"I'm really happy with that performance," she said. "It's not quite personal best for me, but the atmosphere from the crowd, it was incredible. I had so much fun and I am very proud of myself for that.
"I'm hoping this is my first Games of many. Definitely looking for India 2030. Hopefully a few other target comps along the way."
MacKay will have to fit her training and competing around her medical career, which starts this week at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Newcastle, but she seems…
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