Weightlifter Snaps Leg During Squat Lift During Competition

Weightlifter Snaps Leg During Squat Lift During Competition
Ryunosake Mochida of Japan reacts as he fails a lift in Incheon on Sept. 25, 2014.Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A horrifying leg-break that may have ended a weightlifter’s career was caught on video during a championship in Russia.

Yaroslav Radashkevich had damped down the pain in his right leg with painkillers after it had appeared two weeks earlier, according to Russian media, thinking it was just a pulled muscle.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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