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No To the Nth Power, Weightlifting Division

by Spencer Hall • Aug 13, 2008 9:35 AM EDT

Sometimes, it's probably for the best that they don't show weightlifting a lot on NBC's coverage of the games. Janos Baranyai of Hungary went for 146 kg (326 pounds) on the snatch. Janos didn't make it, and his elbow vetoed the entire move by popping out of socket at the worst possible moment: with the full weight of the bar over his head.

Do not watch this if you are squeamish, because it is horrific and puke-making. We mean that to the fullest extent of "horrific and puke-making."

Yeah, just go back to Michael Phelps and gymnastics. Even watching poor Alicia Sacramone's implosion was less nauseating than that, and Sacramone went through a chalk dust-filled gymnastics hell last night in front of billions of watching eyes. Baranyai, for the record, dislocated the elbow, suffered no torn ligaments or broken bones, and will be out for the rest of the year.

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Thanks go to the official that had the sense to have  "privacy crew" ready. It lent a real sense of humanity to the scene.

by srelf on Aug 13, 2008 5:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Umm, came across this video (pictures even worse) yesterday. Holy Elbow Sockets Batman!!! That is one of the most disgusting sports injuries I’ve ever witnessed. You can see his body slightly convulse in pain right after it happens. Scary stuff.

I’m not sure that much stress is supposed to be put on a few inches of muscle tissue and ligaments. It is amazing the human body can even lift that much in the first place.

I wasn’t aware that they had a team of Human Shields waiting in the event that happens. That’s positive, but in the age of the Internet it’s pretty much pointless once its captured on video and makes its rounds on the Doubya Doubya Doubya (World Wide Web).

by XLI on Aug 14, 2008 11:48 AM EDT reply actions  

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