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.
Going wrong: Baranyai loses control of the barbell twisting his left arm
Impact: Baranyai's legs buckle as his arm bends around the barbell
Agony: Baranyai screams in pain
Pain: Baranyai crumbles to the ground
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.
It looked really awful,’ Johansson said. ‘If the ligaments are damaged then it could take several months to heal.”
He said elbow and knee injuries are the most common injuries in the sport, ‘but the number of injuries are quite small in comparison with the number of athletes. You cannot even compare it with football for example.’
Stricken: Baranyai grimaces on the platform after dislocating his right elbow
Horror injury: Baranyai's elbow clearly faces the wrong way as he lies on the ground
Help: the Hungarian is treated by doctors
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