Watch Weightlifter Celebrate Olympic Bronze With An Epic Backflip

How would Aurimas Didzbalis have reacted if hed won Olympic gold'!'The Lithuanian weightlifter pulled off a stunning backflip after scooping a bronze medal in the mens 94kg competition at Rio 2016.Video shows him somersaulting backwards into the air, before landing perfectly on his feet and tensing his biceps in absolute delight. I only do them when I win a medal, he said of the backflip during a later press conference. If I had finished fourth you wouldnt have seen it.The 25-year-old, who missed the London 2012 Olympics because he was serving a two-year ban for doping, lifted 392 kg (around 864 pounds) to take third place.Irans Sohrab Moradi took gold, Belarus Vadzim Straitsou placed second and Team USAs Kendrick Farris finished in 11th.For more Olympics coverage:Irish Rowers Deserve Gold For Funniest TV Interview Of Rio 201611 Weird Sports That Were Actually In The OlympicsThe Best Meme Of The Olympics So Far Is Angry Michael PhelpsThe Agony Of Olympic Defeat In 1 Heartbreaking ImageSwimming Officials Show What The Olympics Should Be All AboutNSFW Lil Jon Song Inspires Aussie Swimmers To Olympic GoldNewspaper Covers Simone Manuels Historic Gold In Olympically Offensive WayThe Media Are Saying And Doing A Bunch Of Sexist Stuff This OlympicsFreaky Diving Video Is The Greatest GIF From Rio 2016 So FarMichael Phelps Death Stare Is Now A Seriously Intimidating Tattoo -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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