Olympic weightlifter celebrates medal with an incredible backflip

Lithuanian weightlifter Aurimas Didzbalis was unable to vault himself into second place with an attempt at lifting 223 kilograms (491 pounds), but with third-place finish already locked in, he was overjoyed just to finish on the podium.

Lifter Didzbalis celebrates winning #bronze in the 94kg competition with a sweet back-flip. https://t.co/9MlEO9HjeN https://t.co/3swD7l3Ld7
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 14, 2016

Immediately after dropping the bar, Didzbalis celebrated with a standing backflip and received an ovation from the crowd.