Olympic Athlete Suffers Freak Injury While Celebrating Medal Win: Report

Moldova's Adil Osmanov went from sheer joy to sheer pain in a split second

Moldova's Adil Osmanov was celebrating one of the most important victories of his judo career when his joy quickly turned to pain.

Osmanov, 24, had just defeated Italy's Manuel Lombardo in the Judo 73 kg weight class and earned a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Monday, July 29, when a freak accident overshadowed his big win.

Seconds after being told the score, Osmanov began to jump and raise his arms in victory — however, one of his swift, celebratory movements caused him to dislocate his shoulder, The Standard and Metro UK report.

Footage showed the judoka, dressed in blue, immediately grabbing his arm with his other hand and curling up while on the ground.

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Moldovan President Maia Sandu congratulated the young athlete following the win.

“Another bronze medal for Moldova!” she wrote in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), along with a photo of him after the competition. “Congratulations to our judoist Adil Osmanov for the impressive performance at the Olympics. Your achievement is a victory for us all!”

Igor Grosu, the Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, also issued a statement, per The Standard.

"Our sportspeople in judo show extraordinary performances at the Paris Olympic Games. The second bronze medal for Moldova, at judo,” Grosu, 51, reportedly said. "Excellent, Adil Osmanov. Your work and perseverance brought us pride and happiness. Come on, Moldova."

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According to the official Olympics website, it was Osmanov's father who recommended that he try judo.

"I have a sports family. My father was engaged in sambo (a martial art with Soviet origins), my mother in athletics, and my brother and sister are also engaged in judo,” Osmanov said in May.

He began practicing judo in Moscow in 2011 and since 2017 has been training in Chișinău, Moldova's capital, since 2017.

Ahead of becoming an Olympian, Osmanov said one of his most memorable moments was at the "2019 Junior European Championship” when he won the “silver medal, which was the first medal at European championships."

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The athlete, who was born in Moscow, also shared a few of his hobbies. "In addition to training and studying, I am engaged in social activities," he told the Olympics website.

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