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Maleeka Virtue Selected as Weightlifting Award

Winner at Lions Club Banquet

as a weightlifter,” says Pichie, who inspires belief.
By Casey Leger
coaches and trains club members.
Maleeka became a weightlifter
aleeka Virtue is not a typical That’s high praise, and it’s by accident. Literally. When she
Mweightlifter. Or is she? One certainly justified: at 14, Maleeka is was ten years old, she was an avid
of the outstanding characteristics of 2 kilos (4.4 lbs.) away from breaking gymnast, but she broke her leg on
sports, fitness, and athletics in this the juvenile record of 53 kilos (116.6 a dismount from the balance beam.
day and age is that the atypical is lbs.) for the “snatch”, which is one “When the cast came off, I needed
the new typical, and that is certainly of her favorite lifts. She competes to build the muscle, so I started
true of Maleeka, this year’s Lions’ in the under 48 kilo division, and weightlifting. I loved it,” she says.
Club Weightlifting Award winner. if you’ve followed the math, she As for the Lions’ Club award, it
weighs in at a maximum of 105.6
“She has shown the most drive came as a complete surprise. “My
pounds, so she’s lifting above her
and dedication of any club member mom told me I had to get to the
this year,” according to Kyle Pichie body weight. Not impressed yet? gym that night [of the awards]. I
This grade eight student is squatting
of the Cornwall Weightlifting was confused because I usually
Club, which currently trains out 185 pounds on a regular basis. get to pick my nights. I was
of Caveman Strong. “In the long “I’m going to break that record,” totally shocked.” And, apparently,
term, she has tremendous potential she says with confidence, and she delighted.
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