Weightlifting granny garners cheers at gym


Proud moment: Cheng (left) lifting 45kg as she breaks her personal record at a weightlifting competition in Taipei. — Reuters

Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 35kg weightlifting bar to her waist, dropped it and waved confidently to the enthusiastic crowd in a competition in Taipei.

Cheng, 90, has been pumping iron since last year, encouraged by her granddaughter to take up the sport after she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

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