A bodybuilder, Sifiso Thabete has died after landing on his
head when a backflip he performed entering a competition arena went
horrifically wrong .
Sifiso Lungelo
Thabete broke his neck after landing on his head. Worried officials raced
toward the former junior world champion when he remained motionless on the mat
on Saturday.
The incident was caught on camera and footage showed several
people coming to his aid after the initial shock of what happened left the
audience stunned.
Thabete — who hailed from Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal, South
Africa — had been playing to the crowd before a contest on the weekend.
He
walked out slowly towards the centre of the gymnasium before breaking into a
trot and waving his arms, encouraging spectators to cheer him on.
He ran into the centre of the mat and launched into the
backflip before hitting his head. Thabete lay motionless on his side before
rolling onto his back.
The first man to attend to him lifted his legs up before
several others joined in to help.
South African bodybuilding magazine Muscle Evolution said
the bodybuilding community was “shocked and saddened” by the news of Thabete’s
death.
Avoidable death...
Those back flips wee totally unnecessary.
May his soul rest in peace.
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