South Korean Weightlifter Snaps Elbow In Lift: Are Athletes Pushing Weight Loads Beyond Their Physical Capacities?

Yesterday many of us watched in agony as South Korean Olympic weightlifter Jaehyouk Sa snapped his elbow while trying to life 357.15 pounds. The injury again raised the question of whether weight lifters are trying to push weights beyond their physical limitations.

Obviously this constitutes an example of assumption of the risk but there are no real limits on what a weightlifter can try to hoist in competition. The South Korean is in the men’s 77kg category trying to lift 162kg.

One thing is certain. Between disqualified badminton players and a sitdown protest in fencing, this has not been a great week for the South Koreans.

Source: Yahoo