A Brazilian gold medal hopeful suffered a brutal injury on Day 1 of the Rio Olympics.
Brazilian gold medal hopeful Sarah Menezes suffered a gruesome injury in the quarter finals of women’s judo (48kg) during Day 1 of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
As Menezes was grappling with Mongolia’s Urantsetseg Monkhbat, Menezes was tossed to the ground, but not in a fashion that would award Monkhbat an ippon (full point,/immediate victory). Once on the mat, Monkhbat seized upon Menezes right arm and wrenched it into a deep armbar. Menezes twisted onto her stomach as Monkhbat hyper-extended the arm to the point it appeared to snap.