Ex-junior bodybuilding champ dies doing backflip in contest
South African bodybuilder Sifiso Lungelo Thabethe lost his life after breaking his neck in a botched backflip at a bodybuilding competition in South Africa. The former junior world bodybuilding champion in the up to 75 kg category lost his grip while attempting the backflip and landed on his head, snapping his neck. Officials suspect he slipped because of his socks.