17-Year-Old Powerlifter Dies After 595-Lbs. Barbell Crushes Her Neck

[SF1900]

https://people.com/seventeen-year-old-powerlifter-dies-barbell-crushes-neck-gym-reports-11683237

A champion 17-year-old powerlifter has died after a barbell fell on her neck while she was training in India, per multiple local reports.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Yashtika Acharya — who was a gold medalist powerlifter in the Junior National Games — was at a gym in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district when the 595-lbs (270 kg) apparatus broke her neck during practice, reported the Times of India, the Hindustan Times and The Indian Express.

[Humble Narcissist]

Well, at least there is a half a billion more of her.

[Brenda Steunbeer]

video is less spectacular than I hoped:


https://kaotic.com/video/15faf596_20250220062837_t

[Zillotch]

looks like the left foot got caught up while backing off that stack of rubber tiles.. she basically tripped. 

[pamith]

Brutal if true

[BB]

Ugly set up with the multiple tiles. To me, it looks like the shitty set up disrupted her walk out, and she was never able to plant that left foot well again. When she sets up foot is already rolling inward a tiny bit, think chubby foot in tight shoe. When she steps back, and is under full load, it continues to roll inward.

RIP.

[LurkerNoMore]

I'm scared to watch it.

[wes]

I'm scared to watch it.

Same here.....no clicky!

[robcguns]

Why be fat and strong? Who cares? Especially as a girl.

I’m sorry but I laughed pretty hard at that video. Just instant death from something so stupid. Survival of the fittest and she wasn’t fit so…

[rocket]

This should be the video that accompanies the definition of a clusterfuck.

If you don't want to watch it (it isn't particularly graphic), it shows her standing on a stack of rubber tiles under the bar, adding about 2-3 inches to her height.  The rack levels are such that if she wasn't standing on the tiles, she would be doing small lockout to unrack the weight.  The tiles are a massive impediment because once she unracks, she has to step back off them.  She takes a huge step back to get one foot off the tile, the other foot gets brought back and brushes the back edge and then her foot is sideways and she's falling.  All this backwards movement sends her out of the way of the safety bars and both sides of the spotters at the plates.  Meanwhile, the spotting team (some at plates and one behind) all miss their job (though they aren't expecting such backward momentum - but they should).

It's a bizarre bizarre thing.  Basically a squat after you've completed an small obstacle course section.

[joswift]

This should be the video that accompanies the definition of a clusterfuck.

If you don't want to watch it (it isn't particularly graphic), it shows her standing on a stack of rubber tiles under the bar, adding about 2-3 inches to her height.  The rack levels are such that if she wasn't standing on the tiles, she would be doing small lockout to unrack the weight.  The tiles are a massive impediment because once she unracks, she has to step back off them.  She takes a huge step back to get one foot off the tile, the other foot gets brought back and brushes the back edge and then her foot is sideways and she's falling.  All this backwards movement sends her out of the way of the safety bars and both sides of the spotters at the plates.  Meanwhile, the spotting team (some at plates and one behind) all miss their job (though they aren't expecting such backward momentum - but they should).

It's a bizarre bizarre thing.  Basically a squat after you've completed an small obstacle course section.

"Succinct"

look into it

[Lartinos]

Quite brutal way to die and traumatic for everyone involved.
It basically looked like an execution had happened.
The guy may blame himself and maybe he should.

[joswift]

Quite brutal way to die and traumatic for everyone involved.
It basically looked like an execution had happened.
The guy may blame himself and maybe he should.

no getbiggers in attendance then?

[AbrahamG]

Why be fat and strong? Who cares? Especially as a girl.

I’m sorry but I laughed pretty hard at that video. Just instant death from something so stupid. Survival of the fittest and she wasn’t fit so…

I'm going to wait to watch it until appropriately stoned. 

[lightweight83]

Not trying to take anything away from the video, considering someone did die here, but what in God's name was that?!!!

I don't think I've ever seen a bunch of rubber tiles set up in a squat rack in my entire gym life !
If they had simply had her do this lift in a standard power rack with the safety bars in place, even if she fell backward, nothing would have happened.  Unreal!

[bigkid]

That video is ridiculous.

[robcguns]

I'm going to wait to watch it until appropriately stoned.

I’m a bit of a dick today. She’s a kid and I shouldn’t have laughed but I’m more laughing at the stupidity of the whole set up. Spotters idiots and the way the bar just snapped her neck and killed her while brutal was comical to me.

[Hulkotron]

https://people.com/seventeen-year-old-powerlifter-dies-barbell-crushes-neck-gym-reports-11683237

A champion 17-year-old powerlifter has died after a barbell fell on her neck while she was training in India, per multiple local reports.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Yashtika Acharya — who was a gold medalist powerlifter in the Junior National Games — was at a gym in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district when the 595-lbs (270 kg) apparatus broke her neck during practice, reported the Times of India, the Hindustan Times and The Indian Express.

Former champion

[Moontrane]

https://people.com/seventeen-year-old-powerlifter-dies-barbell-crushes-neck-gym-reports-11683237

A champion 17-year-old powerlifter has died after a barbell fell on her neck while she was training in India, per multiple local reports.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Yashtika Acharya — who was a gold medalist powerlifter in the Junior National Games — was at a gym in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district when the 595-lbs (270 kg) apparatus broke her neck during practice, reported the Times of India, the Hindustan Times and The Indian Express.

Damn bar was set too high for a proper walk out. 

[1Patrick]

Bodybuilding is lot safer .Dallas outlived her by 9 years.

[AbrahamG]

I’m a bit of a dick today. She’s a kid and I shouldn’t have laughed but I’m more laughing at the stupidity of the whole set up. Spotters idiots and the way the bar just snapped her neck and killed her while brutal was comical to me.

You were well within your right to laugh.  It's funnier than fuck. 

[jude2]

Not a good idea to walk backwards off of rubber tiles with a bunch of weight on your neck.

[Humble Narcissist]

Bodybuilding is lot safer .Dallas outlived her by 9 years.

Hard to argue with that. Powerlifting seems to attract very low IQ people. Bodybuilding kills you much slower.

[GymnJuice]

Former champion

 

#teamtoosoon

[illuminati]

Weight was far to Heavy for her - couldn't even stand up properly
let alone rack height to high & the Rubber mat's - Spotters were
as much use as a chocolate fire guard.