Rio-2016: Weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan doesn’t have a fracture

Member of Armenia’s Olympic team, weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan (77 kg weight category) has dislocated his elbow.

As reported the news department of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, the Armenian weightlifter dislocated his elbow, but doesn’t have a fracture. Doctors have done everything possible to relocate his elbow. Karapetyan was under the doctors’ supervision all night long. Currently, the Armenian athlete is relatively fine. As far as his muscle fibers, ligaments and tissues are concerned, everything will be clear after the final checkup that will most likely be conducted in Yerevan.

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