Horrific Moment: Olympic Weightlifter Turns Elbow Back to Front

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  1. Hunter

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>This is the moment Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai's first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment yet of the Olympic weightlifting competition.

    Baranyai was trying to snatch 148kg in his third lift in the men's 77kg division, when his elbow popped out of its socket.

    No longer able to support the weight of the barbell, his right forearm bent backward. The 24-year-old Hungarian fell to the floor in shock, shaking and crying out in pain.

    Hungary's coaching staff and competition officials rushed to Baranyai's aid as he lay trembling on the floor, his arm limp and twisted out of position.


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    Baranyai was carried off the platform on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment, said Benny Johansson, a technical controller at the event.


    It was not immediately clear how serious the injury was.</div>

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    Just looking at the pictures makes me want to cringe.
     
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    Poor guy, I hope he recovers completely soon.
     

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