A 90-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease was cheered on by three generations of her family as she competed in an over-70s weightlifting competition in Taipei, Taiwan.
During the three-round competition, Cheng Chen Chin-Mei lifted 35, 40 and 45 kg.
“I want to tell all the old people to join the training. You don't have to work extremely hard, but it's for maintaining health,” Cheng Chen said.
Competition officials say the event aims to help members of Taipei's aging population, with the country on track to become a “super aging society”: a designation given to countries where at least 21 percent of the population is aged 65 and over.
Taiwan aims to establish 288 senior fitness clubs across the country by 2025, with reports predicting an average age of 48.7 years by 2030.