Watch this weightlifter faint twice while in competition

This is what happens when you are good at weightlifting but bad at breathing.

Georgian weightlifter Shota Mishvelidze had a competition experience to forget at the International Weightlifting Federation world championship in Houston last month.

This video of Mishvelidze competing has gone viral in recent days - and we can see why.

Apparently caused by forgetting to breathe mid-lift, the Georgian drops the weight he is trying to lift and passes out on stage.

Video from TUBE cIips.

Incredibly, Mishvelidze is allowed make another attempt at the lift and promptly faints a second time.

Even more bizarrely, his teammates then go and stand in front of him while medics attempt to bring him round.

We just can’t believe he managed to avoid serious injury despite dropping an enormous weight - TWICE.

Wonderlifter captured his second collapse on camera.

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