A world title was not in the cards this time for Frans van Beers from Boxtel. But the 87-year-old powerhouse isn't losing a wink of sleep over it. Three weeks before the Powerlifting World Championships in Houston, he could barely walk due to a hip injury. The fact that he is now returning from America with a silver medal feels like a victory over himself to him.
Although his streak of world titles is coming to an end for the time being, the si…
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A world title was not in the cards this time for Frans van Beers from Boxtel. But the 87-year-old powerhouse isn't losing a wink of sleep over it. Three weeks before the Powerlifting World Championships in Houston, he could barely walk due to a hip injury. The fact that he is now returning from America with a silver medal feels like a victory over himself to him.
Although his streak of world titles is coming to an end for the time being, the si…