Being able to Deadlift anything more than 70 kg is a feat. That is usually associated with adult gymnasts who have the strength to lift such a weight.?
However, if a 7-year-old does it, that makes him or her special and gifted, as per a TNN report.?
Meet Rory van Ulft from Canada. She is one such example. She can deadlift 80 kg, snatch 32 kg, and clean and jerk 42 kg with ease. She can also squat 61 kg.?
Rory began training in 2018 just after turning 5. Recently she was crowned USA weightlifting under-11 and under-13s Youth National Champion in the 30kg category.?
She competes in USA as Canada still has no youth national championship for weightlifters.?
Right now, Rory is the youngest US youth national champion ever.?
Her father Cavan van Ulft believes she is the strongest seven-year-old in the world.?
¡°Based on her current Sinclair total, Rory is not only the strongest seven-year-old in the world. She is likely also the strongest seven-year-old girl or boy who has ever lived, for whom there are verifiable competition results,¡± he said.?
Rory enjoys becoming stronger.?
"I like getting stronger. Being stronger lets me do more and get better at everything I try. I don't think about what came before, or what will come after. I don't think about anything. I just clear my mind and do it," she said.?
?The 7-year-old believes she is first a gymnast and trains over 9 hours in a week. 4 hours are also dedicated to weightlifting.??