2. Andranik Karapetyan Dislocates Elbow
Armenian heavy lifter bent in ways he certainly was not supposed to when gunning for gold. He, very impressively, lifted 429 pounds over his head and held the barbell for a brief moment. In a quick moment after, as he began to buckle under the pressure and lower the weight, his arm gave out and snapped backward. The elbow broke out of socket and hyper extended in a horribly painful motion. The weightlifter stumbled forward in agony, holding his arm that had managed to right itself but was sure to house immense pain, to his coach and Olympic staffers who could help him. The young athlete, a reigning champion at only 20 years old, was forced to withdraw from competition. It’s believed Karapetyan will need surgery and years of rehabilitation to get him back into shape to lift again, though he may never again lift on a competitive level depending on the extent of the damage.
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