In the masters 3 category (60-69 age group), Lorraine More (66) has won a gold medal for India by lifting 165 kgs in the ongoing Asian Classic and Equipped powerlifting and bench press championship, in Istanbul, Turkey.
“It is a myth that after the age of 50 women cannot lift heavyweights. For women everything is possible and their body has the power to stay fit and stronger even after the age of 60. I just want to show all women what they are capable of,” said More.
In the equipped power lift squad category, More lifted 165 kg-Bench press (30 kg), squat (60 kg) and deadlift (75 kg), for her first international gold medal.
More earned overall gold medals and also won individual medals in all three categories.
“When I started training, I had never thought of entering a competition, it was my son Rohan who was getting trained by Omkar Chincholkar, along with them I also started training.”
“In eight months, we saw her improvement and capability of lifting weight and we thought of giving it a try to a powerlifting competition. We focused on building strength, mobility and flexibility and she has not been even injured once in the last two years,” explains Omkar Chincholkar, owner of Omfit Health and Fitness Solution.
“When I first competed in the district championship, I won gold which gave me more confidence and after that, I kept improving my performance. Along with Omkar, I got help from senior coach Girish Binjwe and both are the reason for what I have achieved today,” said More.
Rohan said, “It was her dream to represent India in the international tournament and winning the gold medal in debut overseas tournament is the best thing that has happened.”
Senior coach Binjwe said, “She always had the determination to perform better. This attitude had helped her to achieve success.”
