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Watch: 7-year-old Canada girl deadlifts 80kgs; netizens amazed

Rory van Ulft, a 7-year-old girl from Canada, deadlifts 80kgs and her pictures and videos have gone viral on social media.

Rory van Ulft is a weight lifter who started weight-training after her fifth birthday after she was scouted at a gymnastics class.

 

She is just 4-feet tall and can deadlift 80kgs, and also squat with 61kgs.

 

Rory was crowned USA weightlifting under-11 and under-13s Youth National Champion in the 30kg weight class.

 

She is also the youngest US youth national champion in history and is the best pound-for-pound under-11s lifter in the US.

 

Rory van Ulft lives in Ottawa, Canada with her parents and 5-year-old brother and she trains for nine hours every week and also spends four hours on weightlifting.

 

Rory van Ulft has an Instagram account with over one lakh followers, and her pictures and videos of weightlifting are going massively viral.