Sportspersons and athletes from all around the world go through severe injuries all the time. It's something they like to avoid at all costs but they tend to get hurt nonetheless. It is a part of the profession they choose and have made peace with it.

Having said that, whenever an injury so gruesome happens to anyone, it has a lasting effect on the victim, their coach, their friends and family and everyone who watched it happen in front of their eyes. 

A couple of days ago, French weightlifter, Gaelle Nayo-Ketchanke was representing her country at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championship in Georgian city of Batumi. Approaching the stage for her third attempt to outdo her personal best, Gaelle tried to snatch a 110 kg bar over her head when tragedy struck her: 

Impactante lesión de Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke en el campeonato de Europa de halterofilia. Codo izquierdo. #Halterofilia pic.twitter.com/JCAqhtwtUQ

Unable to manage the pain, the 31-year-old instantly collapsed on the floor getting stuck between the mat and the heavy metal bar. 

Thanks to the presence of the ad hoc medical team nearby, Nayo-Ketchanke was provided with adequate assistance and having reached the hospital quickly, her arm was treated well before things could have gotten any worse. 

Even though her injury looked devastating, Nayo-Ketchanke believes that her arm would be good as new in no time. She even uploaded this picture of her with the bronze medal she'd managed to win before the injury took place. 

Je sors de ces championnats d'Europe pas de la meilleure des manières, avec une blessure au coude à l'arraché à 107kg après avoir remporté la médaille de bronze à 103kg. J'ai reçu énormément de messages de soutien qui m'ont fait chaud au cœur et nous attendons mon retour en France pour faire des examens complémentaires. Je tiens à remercier le staff médical et technique de la Fédération qui ont très vite réagis et qui sont à mes côtés. mes entraîneurs et mes collègues de L'équipe de France. Je reviendrai vers vous pour des nouvelles... #weightlifting #batumi #staypostive #goodvibes #blessed #pasletemps

A post shared by Gaelle KETCHANKE NAYOð¨ð²ð«ð· (@gaellaketchanke) on Apr 12, 2019 at 12:30am PDT

“I'm coming out of these European Championships not in the best of ways, with a 107kg wrenching elbow injury after winning the bronze medal at 103kg. I received a lot of supportive messages that made me feel good, and we are waiting for my return to France to do further tests. I want to thank the medical and technical staff of the Federation who responded very quickly and who are by my side. my coaches and my colleagues from the France team. I will come back to you for news …” her caption reads.

The fighter of a woman that she is, Gaelle Nayo-Ketchanke is hoping to make a return to the content ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.