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The 75-year-old bodybuilder wowing audiences
“When I first saw the bikini I just said 'No way – I can’t do this!'"
But she did! Meet Jong-So Lim, the 75-year-old grandma from South Korean who started lifting weights to improve her health and ended up becoming a bodybuilding champion...but she had to wear a bikini for the competitions.
Video by: Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Julie Yoon
Image: Jong-So Lim, Credit: BBC
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