OUCH 2! Egyptian Weightlifter's turn as she is helped away in a wheelchair after 332lb bar pins her to the Ground

This is the moment Egypt's Khalil Mahmoud Abir Abdelrahman was pinned to the ground as she tried to lift a whopping 151kg. The diminutive 5ft 3in athlete was bidding to stay in touching distance of the leading pack in the 75-kilogram showdown when she buckled under the strain of the weight, equivalent of 332lbs. 


Her painful exit follows South Korean Olympic weightlifter Jaehyouk Sa, who was forced to abandon his competition on Wednesday after his elbow snapped back while he was attempting a 162kg lift.

Pinned: Egypt's Khalil Mahmoud Abir Abdelrahman is pinned to the ground by the 151kg weights after she fell during a lift in the 75 kilogram event.

Ouch: Khalil Mahmoud Abir Abdelrahman from Egypt falls with the weights across her launching her to the ground. She could be seen falling to the floor and screaming out in pain before officals rushed to his aid as he rolled around in agony. He reportedly suffered a dislocated elbow

Help: Abir Abdelrahman recieves treatment after officials rush to remove the bar, before she was helped out of the arena in a wheelchair

Having seemingly steadied herself for the lift, Abdelrahman fell backward from a squat position and the bar struck her chest forcing her to fall to the ground. Medical teams came to her aid and after some time she was helped off the platform at the London ExCeL centre in a wheelchair.

It was her final attempt at the lift as she tried to keep up with eventual winner Svetlana Podobedova of Kazakhstan, silver medalist  Natalya Zabolotnaya of Russia and Belarussian Iryna Kulesha in third. 

Earlier in the week there were similar weighlifting injury woes for the reigning champion in the men’s 77kg category Jaehyouk Sa.

Injured: Jaehyouk Sa of South Korea fails to lift the Weight in the men's 77kg event during the London 2012 Olympic Games Weightlifting Competition on 01 August, 2012

Harmed: South Korea's Jaehyouk Sa injures and was taken to hospital during his second attempt at the snatch ended in disaster.

The 27-year-old successfully lifted 158kg (348.33 lbs) but tried to push it up to 162kg (357.15 lbs) the second time round. But Sa encountered a problem halfway through the lift after he could not get out of the squatting position and his right arm buckled at the elbow.

After Sa pulled out of the competition, China’s Lu Xiaojun smashed two world records in the most emphatic victory yet in the weightlifting competition.

Story by David Baker, Daily Mail.

Ghana Records First Lose at the London Olympics

Ghana's Judoka, Emmanuel Nartey

Emmanuel Nartey, Ghana's Judo medal hopeful, lost out (3:0) to two-time World Championship silver medalist, Dex Elmont from the Netherlands on Monday at ExCel Arena.

Judoka, Nartey rescinded his decision Sunday night to go into the fight after an earlier threat of withdrawal from the competition as a result of unpaid camping allowances.

The experienced Dutch opponent was fouled on more than two occasions by his Ghanaian opponent.  

Dex Elmont's father, Ricardo is a former judoka himself, who represented Suriname at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. His older brother Guillaume is also competing on the highest level in judo.

Story by 

Tony Bebli, Joy Sports

Ghana Records First Win at the 2012 London Olympics

Duke Mich, Ghana's Fly Weight Boxer

20 year old Duke Micah is Ghana's Fly weight boxer Duke and has recorded his first win against his Mauritius opponent Jaso Lavigilnate by 18-14 on points at the ExCel Arena on Monday in the round of 32.

Micah became the first boxer to win his fight in the games after boxer Isaac Dogbe and Judoka Emmanuel Nartey all failed to progress in their various fights.

The Ghanaian amateur boxer dominated all three rounds with alacrity. The scores were (6-4)(7-6)(5-4)to progress to the next stage of the competition

He now faces Ireland's Michael Conlan on August 3, in the round of 16

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Tony Bebli, Joy Sports

Newest Celebrity: Dancer who Captivated The World in the Olympics Opening Ceremony

Jasmine Breinburg

18-year old Brit School student, Jasmine Breinburg is the young dancer who dazzled the world while playing the leading lady at the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony.

In an effort to make their joys known, viewers of the show have turned to twitter to single out the dancer for her show-stopping performance. She ushered the show into the digital age and out of the industrialization segment.

As a tribute to the British scientist and inventer, Tim Berners-Lee, Jasmine played the part of a girl [called June] who had misplaced her phone during her late night outing. However, June was rescued by a young man [Frankie] who spotted her and picked up her lost mobile phone. He was determined to find her and return her phone, which he did. Their love triumphed and they crowned the act with a kiss. The music in the show was a clear walk throughout the last 40 years.

June and Frankie having a moment

Some of the tweets found include: 

The performance in the show was to represent the moves made in
technology during the past years - Digital Age

The scale of the show, watched by an estimated billion people worldwide, was clearly starting to hit home for Jasmine last night however. She said: 'It was amazing, that's an understatement, it was absolutely crazy.

Story by David Baker, Daily Mail