Injuries in sports are just as common as anything else, but some are just more gruesome than others.
Case in point: this recent weightlifting competition.
Russian powerlifter Yaroslav Radoshkevich had no clue his life would turn upside after attempting a lift that would completely shattering his right leg at the powerlifting Eurasian Championship in Khabarovsk, Russia.
The reports state he was coming into this event with an already sprained ankle.
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Unfortunately, that fracture ended his career entirely.
Via Life.Ru:
“I can hardly return to this sport following such an injury. I had achieved a lot but I will have quit my hopes and ambitions as rehabilitation will approximately take six months,” he said.
Once he was taken to the hospital, it was revealed that he suffered a double closed fracture of his shinbone and complete fracture of his ankle.