"Evert started lifting in 2018, because of her children's nagging about her health. Since then, she has won four powerlifting national championships in her age and weight bracket. If you think a 75-year-old woman powerlifting is uncommon, well, you're right. The thing about competition at my age is that there aren't very many competitors. Like, hardly any, Evert says. For three of those national championships I was the only lifter in my age and weight class, so I got the medal just by showing up."
"I live alone, and my children started to tell me that they didn't want me to be the little old lady who falls and can't get up, so would I please go to a gym? I hated sweating and I didn't like the gym. It was boring and stupid. But I said, fine, if it'll get you off my back, I'll do it."
"In October, Kate Evert will begin the long journey from the small town of Republic, Missouri, to Cape Town, South Africa, to compete in the World Masters Powerlifting Championships. The competition is for athletes aged 40 and above Evert is 75. Seventy-six in November, heaven help me, she says. Evert started lifting in 2018, because of her children's nagging about her health. Since then, she has won four powerlifting national championships in her age and weight bracket."
Kate Evert, 75, began powerlifting at age 69 after her children urged her to improve her health. She trained with a coach who worked with powerlifters and gradually embraced the sport. Since starting in 2018, she has won four national championships in her age and weight bracket, sometimes competing as the sole entrant. Evert plans to travel from Republic, Missouri, to Cape Town, South Africa, in October to compete in the World Masters Powerlifting Championships for athletes 40 and older. Evert expresses confidence in her strength and favorable odds against her Cape Town competitor.
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