A high-profile incident occurred at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships.
Polish weightlifter Martyna Dolega was crushed by a barbell.
Accident at the competition
The incident with the barbell occurred due to a mistake by the organizers.
The World Youth Weightlifting Championships are taking place in Leon from 19 to 27 September.
During one of the Polish weightlifter's approaches, the barbell crushed the athlete.
It turned out that the lock and weights on the right side of the bar were not fully secured.
They slid to the edge, and as a result, Martyna Dolenga lost her balance. She fell and dropped the load on herself.
The athlete managed to avoid injury. She finished the competition with the ninth result.
At last year's competition, Dolenga won a bronze medal.
On her social media, the weightlifter from Poland stated that she fought until the end.
