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An 80-year-old woman from New Norfolk will compete alongside elite lifters and first-timers at a female-only powerlifting competition in Kingston next week.<\/p>\n
Power of Women will be held at the Kingborough Hub on Saturday, November 7, with 70 competitors aged from 14 to 80 registered for the event.<\/p>\n
Organiser Alex McNeill, who runs the Girls Who Lift coaching business behind the competition, said the event began in Melbourne in 2020 and grew each year before she moved to Tasmania with her family last year.<\/p>\n
The competition also raises money for the Breast Cancer Network.<\/p>\nPower of Women will be held on Saturday, November 7 with free entry for spectators. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe oldest competitor, who trains at a New Norfolk gym, is believed to be taking part in a powerlifting competition for the first time.<\/p>\n
McNeill said another standout was a 60-year-old lifter from a Moonah gym who could squat and deadlift more than 200kg.<\/p>\nDoors open at 7.30am with lifting getting under way from 9am. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe have a lot of strong older women competing, which is really cool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
This year will also see the introduction of a junior division, with children aged three to 10 taking part in a \u201cfun, non-official\u201d competition.<\/p>\n
McNeill, who has worked as a strength coach for eight years, said powerlifting gave women a performance-based goal to work towards.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think for women it\u2019s amazing having a performance-based goal and seeing what their bodies can do rather than just training purely based for aesthetics,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nThe event began in Melbourne in 2020 before McNeill moved to Tasmania with her family. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe said the competition was designed to encourage lifters of all abilities, with crowd support not dependent on how much weight someone could lift.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one cares if you\u2019re lifting 20 kilos or 200 kilos, like the crowd will go wild no matter what you lift,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Teams from several gyms will compete, with McNeill encouraging the public to attend and support women in sport.<\/p>\n
Power of Women will be held at the Kingborough Hub, 7 Goshawk Way, Kingston, on November 7. Entry is free, with doors opening at 7.30am and lifting starting at 9am.<\/p>\n
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