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This is the moment Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai’s first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment

Baranyai loses control of the barbell twisting his left arm

Baranyai was trying to snatch 148kg in his third lift in the men’s 77kg division, when his elbow popped out of its socket.

Baranyai’s legs buckle as his arm bends around the barbell

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.

Baranyai screams 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.

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.

Baranyai grimaces on the platform after dislocating his right elbow

‘It looked really awful,’ Johansson said. ‘If the ligaments are damaged then it could take several months to heal.”

Baranyai’s elbow clearly faces the wrong way as he lies on the ground

The Hungarian is treated by doctors