The diminutive 5ft 3in athlete was bidding to stay in touching distance of the leading pack in the 75-kilogram showdown when she buckled under the strain of the weight, equivalent of 332lbs.
Her painful exit follows South Korean Olympic weightlifter Jaehyouk Sa, who was forced to abandon his competition on Wednesday after his elbow snapped back while he was attempting a 162kg lift.
Having seemingly steadied herself for the lift Abdelrahman fell backward from a squat position and the bar struck her chest forcing her to fall to the ground.
Medical teams came to her aid and after some time she was helped off the platform at the London ExCeL centre in a wheelchair.
The South Korean was taken to hospital after his second attempt at the snatch ended in disaster.
The 27-year-old successfully lifted 158kg (348.33 lbs) but tried to push it up to 162kg (357.15 lbs) the second time round.
But Sa encountered a problem halfway through the lift after he could not get out of the squatting position and his right arm buckled at the elbow.
Sa could be seen falling to the floor and screaming out in pain before officials rushed to his aid as he rolled around in agony. He reportedly suffered a dislocated elbow.
After Sa pulled out of the competition, China’s Lu Xiaojun smashed two world records in the most emphatic victory yet in the weightlifting competition.
After Sa pulled out of the competition, China’s Lu Xiaojun smashed two world records in the most emphatic victory yet in the weightlifting competition.
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