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Katie L Wilson

Girl, 9, lifts nearly own body weight to become national weightlifting champion

A girl, 9, has become a three-time national weightlifting champion after lifting almost her own body weight above her head.

Extraordinary little Ivey Miller, who is just 4ft 6ins tall (137cm) and weighs four and a half stone (29kg), wowed judges as she lifted the equivalent of a two-seat sofa or a single bed over her head.

Ivey took to weightlifting after watching her mother, Cheryl-Leigh Miller, and stepfather, Henry, undertake CrossFit training on their front drive and wanting to join in.

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