Britain's strongest gran bidding for gold months after taking up powerlifting from granny ans Watch Video

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✓ Published: 29-Apr-2024

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Britain's strongest gran is bidding for gold just months after taking up powerlifting “by accident”.<br/><br/>Dr Martine Barons, 63, will lift for Great Britain at the European Championships in Finland this summer.<br/><br/>The 5ft 6ins mum-of-two, who has four grandchildren, started lifting weights for fun but soon realised she was naturally talented.<br/><br/>Martine now trains three times a week while working full-time as an academic researcher at Warwick University.