Fri 12 Apr 2019:
Impactante lesión de Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke en el campeonato de Europa de halterofilia. Codo izquierdo. #Halterofilia pic.twitter.com/JCAqhtwtUQ
— Samuel Hernando (@SamuHernando) April 11, 2019
French female weightlifter Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke sustained multiple fractures of her arm while attempting a 110kg (243 pounds) snatch at the European championship in Batumi, Georgia.
The 31-year-old, who was competing in the women’s 76kg category, was lifting the weight when her left arm suddenly buckled leaving the crowd in a state of shock.
The attempt, streamed live, showed Ketchanke’s elbow snapping and bending while the athlete was struggling to drop the weight safely on the floor.
The athlete was screaming in agony when coaches and medical staff members rushed to help her.
